Rydberg series

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concept in atomic physics spectral series

The Rydberg series is a sequence of spectral lines in atoms that converge toward an ionization limit, described by the Rydberg formula and fundamental to understanding atomic energy levels.

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Rydberg series canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concept in atomic physics ⓘ spectral series ⓘ
appliesTo	hydrogen atom ⓘ hydrogen-like atoms ⓘ many-electron atoms ⓘ
characterizedBy	effective quantum defect in non-hydrogenic atoms ⓘ principal quantum number n ⓘ series limit energy ⓘ
convergesTo	ionization limit ⓘ
describes	sequence of spectral lines in atoms ⓘ
energyLevelsFollow	En = -R_H Z^2 / n^2 for hydrogen-like atoms ⓘ
fundamentalTo	understanding atomic energy levels ⓘ
hasApplication	astrophysical spectroscopy ⓘ determination of Rydberg constant ⓘ identification of atomic and ionic species in spectra ⓘ plasma diagnostics ⓘ precision tests of quantum electrodynamics in simple atoms ⓘ spectroscopic determination of ionization energies ⓘ
hasExample	Balmer series NERFINISHED ⓘ Brackett series NERFINISHED ⓘ Humphreys series NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyman series NERFINISHED ⓘ Paschen series NERFINISHED ⓘ Pfund series NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance	motivated development of Bohr atomic model ⓘ provided early evidence for quantized atomic energy levels ⓘ
hasProperty	line intensities depend on transition probabilities and population of initial states ⓘ series limit corresponds to transition to continuum state ⓘ spectral lines accumulate near series limit ⓘ spectral lines become more closely spaced at higher quantum numbers ⓘ
namedAfter	Johannes Rydberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
occursIn	absorption spectra ⓘ atomic spectra ⓘ emission spectra ⓘ
relatedTo	Bohr model of the atom NERFINISHED ⓘ Rydberg formula NERFINISHED ⓘ Rydberg states ⓘ bound-bound electronic transitions ⓘ bound-free electronic transitions ⓘ high principal quantum number electronic states ⓘ photoionization threshold ⓘ quantization of energy levels ⓘ
studiedIn	astrophysics ⓘ atomic spectroscopy ⓘ plasma physics ⓘ quantum mechanics ⓘ
usesConstant	Rydberg constant NERFINISHED ⓘ
wavelengthsFollow	1/λ = R Z^2 (1/n1^2 - 1/n2^2) for hydrogen-like atoms ⓘ

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subject surface form: Rydberg atom