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Voigt profile
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<p>The Voigt profile (named after <a href="/facts/Woldemar_Voigt/Kpj6rvHs">Woldemar Voigt</a>) is a <a href="/facts/Probability_distribution/EpsKKVRu">probability distribution</a> given by a <a href="/facts/Convolution/PVPrdz9J">convolution</a> of a <a href="/facts/Cauchy_distribution/3HS6D3Xk">Cauchy-Lorentz distribution</a> and a <a href="/facts/Normal_distribution/UapjjPyQ">Gaussian distribution</a>. It is often used in analyzing data from <a href="/facts/Spectroscopy/mj71FuNK">spectroscopy</a> or <a href="/facts/Diffraction/Mk80xXHT">diffraction</a>. </p>