Balmer jump Comparison Table

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Balmer jump comparison table

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absorption edge Sudden rises superposed on the smooth decrease of the curve of the attenuation coefficient, which cause the curve to have a typical sawtooth aspect. They generally occur at the limit of spectral lines. spectral feature

Balmer jump hydrogen (H I) The sudden decrease in the intensity of the continuous spectrum at the limit of the Balmer series of hydrogen at 3646 Å, representing the energy absorbed when electrons originally in the second energy level are ionized. Balmer discontinuity absorption edge 3646 Å

Subject	has specie	has definition	has synonym	is a kind of	has wavelength
absorption edge		Sudden rises superposed on the smooth decrease of the curve of the attenuation coefficient, which cause the curve to have a typical sawtooth aspect. They generally occur at the limit of spectral lines.		spectral feature
Balmer jump	hydrogen (H I)	The sudden decrease in the intensity of the continuous spectrum at the limit of the Balmer series of hydrogen at 3646 Å, representing the energy absorbed when electrons originally in the second energy level are ionized.	Balmer discontinuity	absorption edge	3646 Å

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