Rossiter-McLaughlin effect en · NOUN
Etymology
Named after Richard Alfred Rossiter and Dean Benjamin McLaughlin.
Meanings
- A spectroscopic phenomenon observed when an object moves across the face of a rotating star which is seen to undergo a redshift anomaly caused by the obscuration of different parts of its disk.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rossiter-McLaughlin effects | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
wikipedia: Dean Benjamin McLaughlin · wikipedia: Richard Alfred Rossiter