"Paschen-Back effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Paschen-Back effects [plural]
Etymology: From Friedrich Paschen and Ernst Emil Alexander Back, German physicists. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Paschen-Back effect (plural Paschen-Back effects)
  1. (physics) A form of the Zeeman effect that affects the spectral lines obtained when a light source is placed in a very strong magnetic field. Wikipedia link: Zeeman effect#Strong field (Paschen–Back effect) Categories (topical): Physics Hypernyms: Zeeman effect

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