This radiation, with a wavelength of 21 cm, was predicted by Dutch physicist van de Hulst in the 1940s and actually discovered in the universe in the 1950s. Subsequent observations have brought new insights into the rotation of our galaxy and other phenomena. Neutral hydrogen in the galaxy has a low temperature of around 100 K, so most of it is in the ground state, which is the lowest energy state for hydrogen atoms. In the ground state, the energy difference caused by the interaction between electrons and protons corresponds to a radio wave with a wavelength of just 21 cm (frequency of 1420 MHz). Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
1940年代にオランダの物理学者ファン・デ・フルストによって予言され,50年代になって実際に宇宙に発見された,波長21cmの放射。その後の観測によって,われわれの銀河の回転などに新しい描像をもたらした。銀河内の中性水素は温度が100K程度と低いために,ほとんどが水素原子としてのもっともエネルギーの低い基底状態にある。基底状態で,電子と陽子との相互作用によるエネルギー差は,ちょうど波長21cm(周波数1420MHz)の電波に対応するようになる。
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