macro.thermal_width

macro.thermal_width(temperature, mass, wavelength)

The thermal_width of velocity_classes for a vapor.

The Doppler weights in clerq are exp(-(delta / w)^2) with w = u / lambda and u = sqrt(2 k_B T / m) the most probable speed.

Parameters

Name Type Description Default
temperature float Temperature, in kelvin. required
mass float Atomic mass, in amu. required
wavelength float Transition wavelength, in nm. required

Returns

Name Type Description
float w in MHz.