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Identification of lines in the spectrum of the quasar 0420-388

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The plasma-laser star model for quasars has been used to identify the emission and absorption lines as well as the continuum discontinuity in the spectrum of the quasar 0420-388. The Hei λ3680 discontinuity is identified for the first time in an astronomical spectra. Two predictions are made.

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Varshni, Y.P. Identification of lines in the spectrum of the quasar 0420-388. Astrophys Space Sci 153, 153–167 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00643620

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