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The Influence of the Stark Effect on the Fine Structure of the Balmer Lines of Hydrogen
Phys. Rev. 46, 1069 – Published 15 December, 1934
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.46.1069
Abstract
In view of the discrepancies reported between the observed and theoretical doublet splitting of the Balmer lines of hydrogen, a detailed study of the Stark effect of the and lines has been made to determine whether small electric fields, which might be present in the discharge tube, could account for the observed results. Calculations have been made for several field strengths using the standard theory of the Stark effect. Doppler curves were plotted for each component and superimposed to give resultant curves. For the line, fields up to 100 volts/cm did not produce a sufficient asymmetry in the doublet components to account for the results of Houston and Hsieh. For a field of 500 volts/cm, has a doublet separation which agrees with that observed by Gibbs and Williams. However, the general shape of the line has changed completely at a field of 400 volts/cm, so that the same field will not account for the doublet separations of all the Balmer lines.
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