Consider the emission spectrum of the alkaline earth element Ca exhibiting two emission lines at λ1 and λ2 that originate from the 2P excited state (spin-orbit split). Derive an expression to compute the value of the spin-orbit coupling constant.
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Consider the emission spectrum of the alkaline earth element Ca exhibiting two emission lines at λ1 and λ2 that originate from the 2P excited state (spin-orbit split). Derive an expression to compute the value of the spin-orbit coupling constant.
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