astropy / astropy/specutils

Chemical element NAMES from Specutils' "find_lines_threshold" method

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Description

Hello
I was wondering whether one could get the chemical element names (atoms, molecules, both neutral and/or ionized) from the methods **find_lines_threshold** and/or **find_lines_derivative**.
e.g.
```
lines = find_lines_threshold(spec1d_sub, noise_factor=2.5)
lines
```
One gets a QTable as shown below and I can identify some elements behind the identified lines.
![imagen](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2719866/137474556-c9e25634-dda6-4f4a-b2c8-2360c7b3eeb8.png)

Many thanks in advance

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Start by reading the find_lines_threshold and find_lines_derivative entry points and reproduce the QTable output described in the issue. Determine whether chemical-element identification for neutral or ionized atoms and molecules is in scope, then define and document the expected result and validation before implementation.

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Tech stack
python
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data
Issue type
Feature
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5/5
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Over a week
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Stale
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Needs clarification
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