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NIST Atomic Spectral Line Broadening Bibliographic Database
NIST’s Atomic Spectral Line Broadening Bibliographic Database provides references about atomic spectral line broadening, from 1889 onward.

About NIST Atomic Spectral Line Broadening Bibliographic Database
The NIST Atomic Spectral Line Broadening Bibliographic Database provides references to publications on atomic line broadening and shifts, covering publications from 1889 onward. It includes references with numerical data, general information, comments, and reviews, and is maintained by the NIST Atomic Spectroscopy Group. References with critically compiled data are held in a separate NIST compilations database.
Key features
- References publications on atomic line broadening and shifts
- Includes numerical data, general information, comments, and reviews
- Covers publications dating from 1889 onward
- Directs users to separate database for critically compiled data
- Coverage of publications from 1889 onward
- Includes numerical data, general information, comments, and reviews
- Maintained by the NIST Atomic Spectroscopy Group with assigned DOI
- References to critically compiled data are in a separate database
NIST Atomic Spectral Line Broadening Bibliographic Database at a glance
- Category
- Research & Data › Open Data & Datasets
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
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- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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