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Calculates the exponential growth of the least stable...
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The rule stating that positive uniaxial crystals have...
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A device containing two opposed quartz wedges of equal...
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The principle stating that two diffraction screens, one...
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A Babinet compensator that contains the controlled motion...
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A channel for communication with the source in an otherwise...
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The distance from the last surface of a lens to its image...
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A glass substrate that has its rear surface coated with a...
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The intensity of the light in the scene behind an object...
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A CCD that has been reduced in thickness by etching so that...
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In a mechanical system, any lost motion between driving and...
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The ability of a camera to compensate in cases where a...
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The forming of a clear silhouette of an object by placing a...
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Refers to a display or screen that is illuminated from...
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The deflection of radiation by scattering processes through...
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With respect to an incident plane wave, the backscattering...
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The term used in reference to vacuum systems using oil and...
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A photovoltaic cell designed so that light travels through...
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An amplifying device with a wide tuning range in which an...
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A light-harvesting protein found in the purple membrane of...
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An opaque shielding device designed to reduce the effect of...
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The elimination of gases from the surfaces of a vacuum...
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A two-mirror corrector for a parabolic primary mirror that...
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A wide-field camera based on the classic Schmidt optical...
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In a laser, the series resistance necessary for a stable...
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A camera that uses multiple exposures to record the...
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Any instrument or system carried by a balloon to the upper...
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The measured wavelength of the most distinct edge of a...
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A spectrum that originates from molecules and that is...
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A filter that suppresses a given range of frequencies,...
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In a semiconductor material, the minimum energy necessary...
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The range of frequencies that will pass through a filter or...
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A filter with a transmission that is high for a particular...
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See band-elimination...
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The emission of a photon by the return of an excited...
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The range of frequencies over which a particular instrument...
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In fiber optics, the limitation on performance imposed by...