"Pickering series" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Named after Edward Charles Pickering. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pickering series
  1. Three lines of singly ionized helium found, usually in absorption, in the spectra of hot stars, produced by transitions of an electron with principal quantum number n=4 state from a higher energy level. Wikipedia link: Edward Charles Pickering
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