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The effect of ionization of the surrounding atmosphere in broadening the high-series terms of the alkali spectra so that they form a continuum down to a quantum number n, is discussed theoretically. It is shown that the ion density is proportional to n-7.5. The effect of the mobility of the electrons is investigated.
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Inglis et al. (1939) studied this question.
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