spectra
Americannoun
noun
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"The spectra revealed that the signatures of the high-temperature plasma change velocity between the three observations, following the orbital motion of the white dwarf rather than that of the Be star," the researcher continues.
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Researchers have collected more than 600 million spectra from a region of sky spanning an area equivalent to more than 2,000 full Moons.
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The new approach allows scientists to simulate the vibrational spectra of complex and disordered materials at realistic temperatures with near-ab initio accuracy while significantly reducing computational cost.
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The spectra revealed multiple metals -- elements heavier than helium -- mixed into the gas.
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The team also compared the images with spectra from major facilities such as Gemini.
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