A question about the Inglis-Teller limit?

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The Inglis-Teller limit is a critical concept in the study of Rydberg molecules, specifically relating to their ionization in plasma environments. It represents the last bound state of an atom, or the final discrete line in its emission spectrum. This phenomenon occurs due to the electron screening effect, where an outer electron experiences a combined field from the nucleus and surrounding electrons, leading to the loss of bound states. Understanding this limit is essential for analyzing the behavior of atoms in plasma conditions.

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Do anyone knows the term "the Inglis-Teller limit", which is relevant to the ionization of Rydberg molecules?
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An atom looses it's outer bound states into a continuum if it's in a plasma, because the total field a bound electron sees becomes that of the nucleus plus that of the surrounding electrons. The Inglis-Teller limit is the last bound state, or alternatively the last discrete line in the emission spectrum, depending on the context.
 
The disappearance of the lines is because of the electron screening effect?
 

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