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Stellar spectral-line bisector

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The midpoint of the two wings of a stellar absorption line at each depth. A changing line bisector can reveal profile distortions caused by active regions or blends rather than a rigid Doppler shift of the whole spectrum.

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  • Past exam of the exoplanets and Planetary Systems course of the University of Cambridge / 2015 / Paper 1 / 1 / Solution

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