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Version 5.0.0 (14588 Terms)
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook
Jan Kaiser - Content Editor
Stuart J. Chalk - Technical Editor
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on the IUPAC Gold Book
line width
initialisms
: FWHM, HWHM
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https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03567
Width of a spectral line in terms of
wavelength
,
frequency
or
wavenumber
. Usually defined as full or half width of the line at half of the maximum intensity (
FWHM
or HWHM, respectively).
Source:
Green Book, 2
nd
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