Lyman-γ
E1174566
UNEXPLORED
Lyman-γ is the third spectral line in the hydrogen Lyman series, corresponding to an electron transition from the n=4 to the n=1 energy level in the ultraviolet region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lyman-γ canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15744137 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lyman-γ Context triple: [Lyman series in hydrogen spectrum, lineDesignation, Lyman-γ]
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A.
Brackett
Brackett is a family name of English origin that appears as the middle name of Harriet Brackett Spence Lowell, reflecting a common practice of preserving maternal or ancestral surnames.
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B.
Paschen series
The Paschen series is a set of spectral lines in the infrared region of the hydrogen atom’s emission spectrum corresponding to electron transitions ending at the n=3 energy level.
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C.
Barkla
Barkla is a surname most notably associated with Charles Glover Barkla, the British physicist and Nobel laureate recognized for his work on X-ray spectroscopy.
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D.
Uhlenbeck
Uhlenbeck is a surname most prominently associated with Karen Uhlenbeck, a pioneering American mathematician and the first woman to receive the Abel Prize.
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E.
Bremsstrahlung
Bremsstrahlung is electromagnetic radiation emitted when charged particles, such as electrons, are decelerated or deflected by the electric fields of atomic nuclei.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lyman-γ Target entity description: Lyman-γ is the third spectral line in the hydrogen Lyman series, corresponding to an electron transition from the n=4 to the n=1 energy level in the ultraviolet region.
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A.
Brackett
Brackett is a family name of English origin that appears as the middle name of Harriet Brackett Spence Lowell, reflecting a common practice of preserving maternal or ancestral surnames.
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B.
Paschen series
The Paschen series is a set of spectral lines in the infrared region of the hydrogen atom’s emission spectrum corresponding to electron transitions ending at the n=3 energy level.
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C.
Barkla
Barkla is a surname most notably associated with Charles Glover Barkla, the British physicist and Nobel laureate recognized for his work on X-ray spectroscopy.
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D.
Uhlenbeck
Uhlenbeck is a surname most prominently associated with Karen Uhlenbeck, a pioneering American mathematician and the first woman to receive the Abel Prize.
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E.
Bremsstrahlung
Bremsstrahlung is electromagnetic radiation emitted when charged particles, such as electrons, are decelerated or deflected by the electric fields of atomic nuclei.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.