An electronic transition from level
to
in a hydrogen atom emits a photon of wavelength

where
is the Rydberg constant. At all wavelengths shorter than that corresponding to the
to
electronic transition of the hydrogen atom, 912Å, photons ionize hydrogen and are absorbed. Galactic space is therefore opaque at wavelengths shorter than the Lyman limit.



where



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