Concept information
Preferred term
Lyman-alpha forest
Definition(s)
- The appearance of many differentially redshifted Lyman alpha lines in absorption in quasar's spectrum, caused by intervening hydrogen clouds along our line of sight to the quasar. (An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, by M. Heydari-Malayeri, https://dictionary.obspm.fr/index.php?formSearchTextfield=lyman+alpha+forest&formSubmit=Search&showAll=1)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- Lyman-α forest
- Lyα forest
In other languages
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French
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forêt Lyman-α
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-S3R9H3P1-R
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