Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the bright lines in the spectrum of an element: opposed to absorption-line.
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Abundances in the interstellar medium (ISM) are typically determined using emission-line spectroscopy of HII regions.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2010
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Abundances in the interstellar medium (ISM) are typically determined using emission-line spectroscopy of HII regions.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2010
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The Galaxy Zoo morphological survey of SDSS objects has uncovered a peculiar emission-line structure whose spectrum matches the narrow-line region of AGN, despite lying at least 20 kpc from a galaxy whose activity is currently very weak.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2010
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Abundances in the interstellar medium (ISM) are typically determined using emission-line spectroscopy of HII regions.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2010
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Abundances in the interstellar medium (ISM) are typically determined using emission-line spectroscopy of HII regions.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2010
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The Galaxy Zoo morphological survey of SDSS objects has uncovered a peculiar emission-line structure whose spectrum matches the narrow-line region of AGN, despite lying at least 20 kpc from a galaxy whose activity is currently very weak.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2010
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The survey was designed to collect basic observational data for a large number of extragalactic emission-line sources.
YubaNet.com 2009
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The survey was designed to collect basic observational data for a large number of extragalactic emission-line sources.
unknown title 2009
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The survey was designed to collect basic observational data for a large number of extragalactic emission-line sources.
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The survey was designed to collect basic observational data for a large number of extragalactic emission-line sources.
Scientific Blogging 2009
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