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radio recombination line
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radio recombination linehas definition Radio recombination lines are the result of electron transitions between high-n (n > 50) levels in an atom or ion.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:25.0
is a kind of emission line2001-09-27 09:33:25.0
emission linehas antonym absorption line2001-09-27 09:33:24.0
spectral linehas transition2001-09-27 09:33:20.0
has equivalent width2001-09-27 09:33:20.0
spectral featurehas wavelength2001-09-27 09:33:18.0
has width2001-09-27 09:33:18.0
occurs in2001-09-27 09:33:18.0
has species2001-09-27 09:33:18.0
radiation measurementhas unit radiation unit2001-09-27 09:33:16.0
numberhas value2001-09-27 09:32:57.0