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ATTRACTED by the singularly large observed variations (Astrophys. Jour., 62, 229, 1925) from estimated intensities of certain strong Stark components of Hβ (H. A. Kramers, Copenhagen, 1919) we have recently made quantitative measurements from a suitable source by means of a neutral wedge. It is interesting to compare the results with the new theoretical calculations by Schrödinger (Ann. d. Phys., 80, 437, 1926). Following are the observed, calculated, and estimated ratios of intensities of components having polarisations and displacements as indicated. The displacement Δ is expressed in the unit which appears in the quantum theory of the Stark-effect.
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FOSTER, J., CHALK, M. Observed Relative Intensities of Stark Components in Hydrogen. Nature 118, 592 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/118592b0
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