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Vacuum Spark Spectra to 40 A.: the Spectra of Be III, Be IV, B IV, B V, and C V

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THE series of hydrogen- and helium-like spectra, which was previously traced 1 to Be IV, has now been completed with B IV, B V, and C V, and the limit of optical spectra brought down to 40.28 A.

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EDLÉN, B. Vacuum Spark Spectra to 40 A.: the Spectra of Be III, Be IV, B IV, B V, and C V. Nature 127, 405–406 (1931). https://doi.org/10.1038/127405b0

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