Answer to Question #90272 in Astronomy | Astrophysics for Shivam Nishad

Question #90272
Explain the origin of 21 cm radiation.
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2019-05-31T09:46:18-0400

The 21 cm radiation comes from the transition between the two levels of the hydrogen 1s ground state, slightly split by the interaction between the electron spin and the nuclear spin. The splitting is known as hyperfine structure.


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