Measured Hydrogen Spectrum

Wavelength
(nm)
Relative
Intensity
Transition
Color or region
of EM spectrum
Lymann Series
93.782 ... 6 -> 1 UV
94.976 ... 5 -> 1 UV
97.254 ... 4 -> 1 UV
102.583 ... 3 -> 1 UV
121.566 ... 2 -> 1 UV
Balmer Series
383.5384 5 9 -> 2 Violet
388.9049 6 8 -> 2 Violet
397.0072 8 7 -> 2 Violet
410.174 15 6 -> 2 Violet
434.047 30 5 -> 2 Violet
486.133 80 4 -> 2 Bluegreen (cyan)
656.272 120 3 -> 2 Red
656.2852 180 3 -> 2 Red
Paschen Series
954.62 ... 8 -> 3 IR
1004.98 ... 7 -> 3 IR
1093.8 ... 6 -> 3 IR
1281.81 ... 5 -> 3 IR
1875.01 ... 4 -> 3 IR
Brackett Series
2630 ... 6 -> 4 IR
4050 ... 5 -> 4 IR
Pfund Series
7400 ... 6 -> 5 IR

Numerical data from Blatt, Chapter 5




Illustration of transitions



Hydrogen fine structure (3->2 transition)
Discussion of visible spectrum
Index

Hydrogen concepts

Atomic spectra
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