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Table 1

List of notations used throughout this work.

Symbol Meaning
α Integral over sl(λ)
B Non-standard companion matrix to c
c Coefficient vector of observational spectrum
Dk Matrix transforming to k-derivative
ϕ(x) Linear combination of Hermite functions
φn(x) nth Hermite function
Φ(x) Vector of values of φn(x), n = 0,…, N − 1
f (u) Observational spectrum
fc(u) Continuum contribution to f(u)
fl(u) Line contribution to f(u)
g(k)(x) kth derivative of a function g(x)
i Vector with integrals of Hermite functions
λ Wavelength
λL Wavelength of a narrow line
L(u, λ), L(u, u′) (pseudo-)line spread function
N Number of coefficients in c
R(λ), R(u′) Response function
s(λ), s(u′) Spectral photon distribution
sc(λ), sc(u′) Continuum contribution to s(λ), s(u′)
sl(λ), sl(u′) Line contribution to s(λ), s(u′)
Σx Covariance matrix for vector x
u Pseudo-wavelength
u Pseudo-wavelength corresponding to λ
uE Pseudo-wavelength for local extremum
uL Pseudo-wavelength for spectral line
W Equivalent width of a spectral line

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