Hyperfine Structure Definition

hīpər-fīn
noun
Any of the spectral lines formed from the splitting of broader spectral lines as a result of the interaction between the magnetic moments of electrons and atomic nuclei.
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(physics) A closely spaced structure of lines in the spectrum of an atom or molecule due to nuclear isotopic effects and/or to nuclear spin.

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hyperfine structure
Plural:
hyperfine structures

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