Abstract
Relations between optically-thick full-widths and optically-thin full-widths are given for Lorentzian and Gaussian line shapes. The Lorentz form is seen to predominate for most situations due to the strength of the wings of a Lorentz shaped line. The excessively large widths often measured for alkali resonance lines, as shown by these relations, are due to optically thick observations.
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