Linewidths of four visible Xe II lines are measured in a conventional shock tube. The Stark effect is the dominant broadening mechanism. Electron densities vary widely over the range (1-15) ×{} 10¹⁶ cm^-3, but temperatures remain in the narrow range 7800-8400 K. Great care has been taken to minimize possible systematic errors in the electron-density and optical-depth measurements.
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