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Most atomic transitions give rise to spectral lines at wavelengths in the infrared or shorter. With the exception of radio recombination lines (Chap. 14), radiation from atomic lines in the radio range is rare.
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Wilson, T.L., Rohlfs, K., Hüttemeister, S. (2013). Line Radiation from Atoms. In: Tools of Radio Astronomy. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39950-3_13
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