On Wed 2005-07-13T07:45:28 +0000, Matteo Guainazzi hath writ:
> 20. "spect.veloc" should be replaced by "src.radial.vel". Rationale: it
> is a property of the source, rather than of a spectrum
This is quite contrary to the notions clearly espoused by Lindegren and Dravins (2003) A&A 401, 1185. Without a model there is no way to assign a radial velocity to a source. The measurable quantity, is a spectral shift for which any apparent radial velocity is merely conventional.
That said, it remains the case that many instances of conventional radial velocity measures exist in the literature.
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