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fine structure comparison table |
Subject | is a kind of | has definition |
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set of lines | spectral feature | A set of absorption or emission lines in the spectra of a celestial object |
fine structure | set of lines | Splitting of spectral lines by the spin-orbit energy - i.e., the potential energy of the inherent electron magnetic moment in the atom's own magnetic field. |
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