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Auxochrome groups and red shift

Wikipedia states that "An auxochrome is known as a compound that produces a batochromic shift, also known as a red shift because it increases the absorption wavelength, thus approaching infrared ...
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Absorption and ionization of rare earth ions

I'm studying silicate photosensitive glasses that contain $\ce{Ce}$ ions, and such glasses have an absorption band at 305 nm due to $\ce{Ce^3+}$. After that, the $\ce{Ce^3+}$ ion becomes $\ce{Ce^4+}$, ...
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Sulfur atomic absorption

Would the atomic absorption from FAA for Sulfur be from 3s2 -> 3p4 or 3p4 -> 4s0? I think according to the electronic partition function, there would be zero electrons in the 4s0 state at the ...
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