Multiplet

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A spectral line having more than one component, representing slight variations in the energy states characteristic of an atom.
  • n. Any of several classes or groupings of subatomic particles, such as the nucleon, that are similar in most properties but different in electric charge.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A spectral line that has multiple components
  • n. A compound peak produced in several forms of spectroscopy
  • n. Any of several groupings of subatomic particles that share most properties, but have different charges
  • Word Usage
    "In multicomponent DM scenarios, a dark force would preclude large shifts in the rate for Higgs decay to two photons associated with DM-multiplet loops that might otherwise lead to measurable deviations at the LHC or a future linear collider."
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