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characteristic radiation

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characteristic radiation [‚kar·ik·tə′ris·tik ‚rād·ē′ā·shən]
(atomic physics)
Radiation originating in an atom following removal of an electron, whose wavelength depends only on the element concerned and the energy levels involved.


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On a stellar scale, hydrogen-gas clouds speckled with dirty carbon grit drift between stars, blocking light, soaking up heat, and emitting characteristic radiation.
The outside world would not know a blackbody was there unless a small hole in it let a little of its characteristic radiation out.
 
 
 
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