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Collision Broadening
In spectroscopy, the broadening or spreading of an emission
line, due to the interruption of the radiating process by a collision of
the radiator with another particle.
In the case of cyclotron
radiation, the collision will actually change the phase of the radiation.
For many collisions, this has the effect of broadening the observed
frequencies by an amount equal to the collision
rate.
References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
