Questions tagged [balmer-series]
The balmer-series tag has no usage guidance.
2 questions
7
votes
1
answer
461
views
Why is said that H-alpha emission lines are stronger than the other of the Balmer series?
H-alpha lines are usually the ones you see when observing most nebulae.
If you search why is that, why are H-alpha lines more visible than H-beta, H-gamma or H-delta, the usual answer is that H-alpha ...
- 716
1
vote
0
answers
39
views
How rare are nebulae which emit H-Beta/H-Gamma/H-Delta? (Balmer series) [duplicate]
Most of the visible light emission nebulae have a lot H-alpha emissions, and because of that appear red.
But why are other Balmer emissions much rarer? Do they need a hotter environment which is ...
- 716