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absorption line |
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absorption line [əb′sȯrp·shən ‚līn] (spectroscopy) A minute range of wavelength or frequency in the electromagnetic spectrum within which radiant energy is absorbed by the medium through which it is passing. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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So, if light from both images
carried the same fingerprint -- the same absorption line -- this would
indicate that the hydrogen cloud was wide enough for both beams to pass
through it. If you name a particular absorption line in an atom,
I can devise a way to make that absorption line from reasonably to very
transparent.
Atomic and molecular absorption lines are very stable under changing
environmental conditions and are excellent references for this purpose. |
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