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Astrophysics Laboratory Spectroscopy

Stellar Line Broadening Dynamics

Investigating Doppler Rotational Broadening vs. Collisional Pressure Broadening

Rest Wavelength (λ0) 500.00 nm (H-β region)

Physical Parameters

0 km/s

Conserves total integrated absorption area (dip widens while maximum core depth decreases).

Low (Supergiant I)

Core depth saturation stays fixed at zero relative intensity, increasing total area under the absorption profile.

Spectral Diagnostics

Integrated Absorption Area: 1.000 rel. units
Maximum Absorption Depth: 100.0 %
Full Width at Half Max (FWHM): 0.150 nm
Normalized Spectral Flux (Fλ / Fc) Center: λ0 = 500 nm
Stellar Limb & Doppler Projection
2D Photographic Plate View