Paschen series

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The Paschen series is a set of spectral lines in the infrared region of the hydrogen atom’s emission spectrum corresponding to electron transitions ending at the n=3 energy level.

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Label Occurrences
Paschen series canonical 2
Paschen series of hydrogen 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydrogen spectral series
spectral line series
alsoKnownAs infrared series of hydrogen
appliesTo atomic hydrogen
hydrogen-like ions (approximate)
associatedWith hydrogen atom
category atomic spectroscopy
describes electron transitions ending at n=3 in hydrogen
discoveredBy Friedrich Paschen NERFINISHED
discoveryYear 1908
electromagneticRegion infrared
energyLevelModel Bohr model of hydrogen NERFINISHED
finalPrincipalQuantumNumber 3
firstLineTransition n=4 to n=3
formula 1/λ = R_H (1/3² − 1/n²), n>3
generalTransition n>3 to n=3
hasLineDesignation Paα
Paβ
Paγ
longestWavelengthApprox 1875 nm
namedAfter Friedrich Paschen NERFINISHED
occursWhen electron relaxes to n=3 level
partOf hydrogen emission spectrum
PaαTransition n=4 to n=3
PaβTransition n=5 to n=3
PaγTransition n=6 to n=3
photonType infrared photon emission
quantumNumberChange Δn ≥ 1
relatedTo Balmer series NERFINISHED
Brackett series NERFINISHED
Humphreys series NERFINISHED
Lyman series NERFINISHED
Pfund series NERFINISHED
secondLineTransition n=5 to n=3
selectionRule Δl = ±1
shortestWavelengthApprox 820 nm
shortestWavelengthLimit Paschen limit NERFINISHED
shortestWavelengthTransitionLimit n=∞ to n=3
thirdLineTransition n=6 to n=3
transitionType emission
usedIn astrophysical spectroscopy
plasma diagnostics
stellar atmosphere studies
usesRydbergConstant R_H
wavelengthRange mid infrared
near infrared

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Rydberg constant relatesTo Paschen series
Balmer series of hydrogen relatedSeries Paschen series
this entity surface form: Paschen series of hydrogen