Gunn-Peterson troughs

A form of Gunn-Peterson trough — A feature in astronomical spectrometry of distant light, caused by the Reionization Era's absorption of UV light, leaving a gap in the spectrum.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Gunn-Peterson trough
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