rayleigh disk (Meaning)
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rayleigh disk (n)
an acoustic radiometer consisting of a light disk suspended from a quartz thread; when exposed to a progressive sound wave its torque can measure velocity
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rayleigh disk Sentence Examples
- The resolution limit of a telescope is known as the Rayleigh disk.
- The diameter of the Rayleigh disk is directly proportional to the wavelength of light used.
- A star's image in a telescope is not a point but a small disk known as the Rayleigh disk.
- The Rayleigh disk is caused by diffraction of light waves as they pass through the telescope's aperture.
- The intensity of light at the center of the Rayleigh disk is brightest and decreases radially outward.
- The distance between the centers of two Rayleigh disks determines whether they can be resolved as separate objects.
- The angle subtended by the Rayleigh disk is inversely proportional to the diameter of the telescope's aperture.
- The Rayleigh disk criterion is used to estimate the smallest angular separation between two stars that can be distinguished using a telescope.
- The Rayleigh disk size can be used to calculate the angular resolution of a telescope or microscope.
- The Rayleigh disk is an important concept in optics and astronomical imaging.
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an acoustic radiometer consisting of a light disk suspended from a quartz thread; when exposed to a progressive sound wave its torque can measure velocity
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The resolution limit of a telescope is known as the Rayleigh disk.
The diameter of the Rayleigh disk is directly proportional to the wavelength of light used.
A star's image in a telescope is not a point but a small disk known as the Rayleigh disk.
The Rayleigh disk is caused by diffraction of light waves as they pass through the telescope's aperture.
