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The shapes of lines are described by line shape functions\(\mathcal{L}\) in frequency ν, angular frequency ω, wavelength λ, or wavenumber units σ. In theoretical calculations the angular frequency ω is usually preferred.\(\mathcal{L}\) is normalized:
Naturally, experimental profiles are given as function of wavelength or wavenumber. When converting into wavelength, the wavelength factor results in an inherent asymmetry of a profile which is symmetric in ω:
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Kunze, HJ. (2009). Line Broadening. In: Introduction to Plasma Spectroscopy. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, vol 56. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02233-3_9
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