Rydberg state

noun

Any of those electronically excited states of an atom or molecule with energies that follow the Rydberg formula as they converge on an ionic state with an ionization energy.

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Meanings

nounRydberg state (plural Rydberg states)

plural Rydberg states

  1. natural sciencesAny of those electronically excited states of an atom or molecule with energies that follow the Rydberg formula as they converge on an ionic state with an ionization energy.
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