Paschen series
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Paschen series
First recorded in 1920–25; see origin at Paschen-Back effect
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Figure 30.20 Energy-level diagram for hydrogen showing the Lyman, Balmer, and Paschen series of transitions.
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The Paschen series and all the rest are entirely IR.
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Part of the Balmer series is in the visible spectrum, while the Lyman series is entirely in the UV, and the Paschen series and others are in the IR.
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For the Lyman series, nf = 1 ; for the Balmer series, nf = 2 ; for the Paschen series, nf = 3 ; and so on.
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