Open AccessComments on “A Common Misunderstanding about the Voigt Line Profile”
Author(s) -
Franz Schreier
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of the atmospheric sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.853
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1520-0469
pISSN - 0022-4928
DOI - 10.1175/2009jas2906.1
Subject(s) - voigt profile , gaussian , lorentz transformation , line (geometry) , physics , statistical physics , computational physics , mathematics , classical mechanics , geometry , quantum mechanics , spectral line
In a recent paper, it was argued that some of the illustrations in popular textbooks comparing the Lorentz and Gaussian profiles with the "‘corresponding’’ Voigt profile are incorrect. These ‘‘misunderstandings’’ are\udshown to be a result of ambiguous specifications of the Voigt profile (i.e., there is no unique corresponding Voigt profile). Additionally, some comments on half-widths, numerics, and visualization are given