Lyman-alpha forest

proper noun

A series of absorption lines in the spectra of distant galaxies and quasars, arising from the Lyman-alpha electron transition of the neutral hydrogen atom.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Lyman-alpha forest
  1. astronomyA series of absorption lines in the spectra of distant galaxies and quasars, arising from the Lyman-alpha electron transition of the neutral hydrogen atom.
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