Stark Effect

Shifting and splitting of spectral lines by an external electric field — the electric analogue of the Zeeman effect.

Specifications & Metrics

type

Spectroscopy & Structure

originator

Johannes Stark & Antonino Lo Surdo

introduced

1913

Core Principles & Analysis

• The shifting and splitting of spectral lines of atoms and molecules due to the presence of an external electric field.
• The electric-field analogue of the Zeeman effect.
• Named after Johannes Stark, who discovered it in 1913; independently discovered the same year by Antonino Lo Surdo.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Stark effect