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Lyman line comparison table

Subject	has upper energy level	has definition	has wavelength
Lyman alpha	2	The resonance line of hydrogen. It can only be studied from spacecraft or in the spectra of highly redshifted quasars.	1215.67 Å
Lyman beta	3		1026 Å

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