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ALTHOUGH many theoretical calculations of the photo-ionization cross-section of atomic hydrogen have been performed (see review by Bates1), no experimental determination of this quantity has previously been made. An experiment is being carried out here which has yielded a value for the photo-ionization cross-section of atomic hydrogen at 850.6 Å.
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BEYNON, J. An Experimental Determination of the Photo-ionization Cross-section of Atomic Hydrogen. Nature 207, 405 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/207405a0
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