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EMISSION-LINE SPECTRUM [1 record]

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Record 1 1986-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrochemistry and Cosmochemistry
  • Geochemistry
CONT

The "bright-line spectrum," or "emission-line spectrum," is an array of bright lines. The source of the emission is a glowing gas, which radiates in a limited number of wavelengths characteristic of the chemical element of which the gas is composed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrochimie et cosmochimie
  • Géochimie
DEF

[...] succession de raies brillantes caractéristiques d'un gaz incandescent qui rayonne dans un nombre restreint de longueurs d'ondes correspondant à sa nature chimique.

Spanish

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