Paschen series
Serie de Paschen
- Date
- 1908 · confidence high
- Place
- Tübingen, Germany
- Credited to
- Friedrich Paschen
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What was discovered
Series of spectral lines of the hydrogen atom in the near infrared, corresponding to electronic transitions to the third energy level; discovered by Friedrich Paschen.
What it led to
- Confirmation of the Bohr atomic model
- Infrared spectroscopy in astronomy
- Determination of the chemical composition of stars via hydrogen lines