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airtovac: Convert air wavelengths to vacuum wavelengths

Description

Convert air wavelengths to vacuum wavelengths

Usage

airtovac(wave_air)

Arguments

wave_air
wavelength in Angstroms, scalar or vector

Value

wave_vac
Vacuum wavelength in Angstroms, same number of elements as wave_air

Details

Wavelengths are corrected for the index of refraction of air under standard conditions. Wavelength values below 2000 A will not be altered. Take care within 1 A of 2000 A. Uses relation of Ciddor (1996).

References

Ciddor 1996, Applied Optics 62, 958 http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1996ApOpt..35.1566C

See Also

vactoair

Examples

Run this code
airtovac(4861.363)	#  H beta line wavelength in air

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