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Lyman-alpha forest

Lyman-alpha forest proper noun: a series of absorption lines in the spectra of distant galaxies and quasars, arising from the Lyman-alpha electron transition of the neutral hydrogen atom.

Proper noun

the Lyman-alpha forest

  1. A series of absorption lines in the spectra of distant galaxies and quasars, arising from the Lyman-alpha electron transition of the neutral hydrogen atom.

Questions about Lyman-alpha forest

What does Lyman-alpha forest mean?
Lyman-alpha forest means a series of absorption lines in the spectra of distant galaxies and quasars, arising from the Lyman-alpha electron transition of the neutral hydrogen atom.
What part of speech is Lyman-alpha forest?
Lyman-alpha forest is a proper noun.

Words near Lyman-alpha forest in the dictionary

  1. Lylyan
  2. Lyman
  3. Lyman County
  4. Lyman series
  5. Lyman's law
  6. Lyman-alpha forest
  7. lymantria
  8. lymantrid
  9. lymantrids
  10. lymantriid
  11. lymantriids

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