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In an ionic crystal, the region in the crystal lattice...
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Equipment dependent on the effects of a vacuum. The...
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A valve that serves to release air into an evacuated...
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Also known as cathodic etching. Surface etching achieved by...
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A gauge designed to measure the degree of vacuum in an...
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A phototube that functions within a vacuum and thus...
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A spectrograph that functions in a vacuum and therefore...
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The technique of producing spectrograms in wavelengths...
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Radiation whose spectrum runs between 100 and 300 nm. Any...
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A device that serves to detect the presence of vacuum...
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Any source that emits radiation of wavelengths between 100...
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A method of spectral analysis using wavelengths between 100...
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In a crystalline substance, the spectral range of states of...
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A crystal that is held together by covalent...
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The attraction between atoms or molecules caused by dipole...
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Lasers based on neodymium-doped yttrium or gadolinium...
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A method of cleaning and drying coated optical components....
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A process by which high-quality fiber optics are made. See...
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See inside vapor-phase oxidation; outside vapor-phase...
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A semiconductor diode that exhibits change in capacitance...
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An Abbe condenser in which the upper lens element is fixed....
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A lens assembly containing several movable elements to...
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A scanning technique in which the optical density of the...
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See variable-focus...
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A multilayer antireflective thin-film coating, so called...
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A machine vision technique of image correlation whereby the...
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The bands found by Vegard in the spectrum of the aurora...
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A brightness, superimposed on the image of the retina, that...
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Diffuse stray light at the image plane of an optical system...
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See laser Doppler velocimeter; laser...
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A method of measuring negatively charged phase ions using a...
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Short-distance scattering of light in holography caused by...
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A factor of an equation of the Faraday effect, which is the...
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The angular relation between two light rays that originated...
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The degree to which a pair of fine lines can be aligned to...
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A phase-shift interferometer used to detect the relative...
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The point of intersection of the optical axis with any...
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The reciprocal of the back focal distance of a spectacle...
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An aerial photograph produced when the optical axis of the...
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metamaterial - A material that gains its properties from its structure rather than directly from its composition.

See also negative-refraction metamaterial.

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