ray path length
1Optical path length — In optics, optical path length (OPL) or optical distance is the product of the geometric length of the path light follows through the system, and the index of refraction of the medium through which it propagates. A difference in optical path… …
2path length — n. Physics the overall length of the path followed by a light ray or sound wave …
3Ray transfer matrix analysis — (also known as ABCD matrix analysis) is a type of ray tracing technique used in the design of some optical systems, particularly lasers. It involves the construction of a ray transfer matrix which describes the optical system; tracing of a light… …
4Ray tracing (physics) — In physics, ray tracing is a method for calculating the path of waves or particles through a system with regions of varying propagation velocity, absorption characteristics, and reflecting surfaces. Under these circumstances, wavefronts may bend …
5Ray tracing (graphics) — In computer graphics, ray tracing is a technique for generating an image by tracing the path of light through pixels in an image plane. The technique is capable of producing a very high degree of photorealism; usually higher than that of typical… …
6X-ray crystallography — can locate every atom in a zeolite, an aluminosilicate with many important applications, such as water purification. X ray crystallography is a method of determining the arrangement of atoms within a crystal, in which a beam of X rays strikes a… …
7X-ray spectroscopy — is a gathering name for several spectroscopic techniques for determining the electronic structure of materials by using x ray excitation. X ray emission spectroscopy Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn from Uppsala, Sweden (Nobel Prize 1924), who… …
8X-ray lithography — is a next generation lithography that has been developed for the semiconductor industryref|vlad. Batches of microprocessors have already been produced. The short wavelengths of 0.8 nm X rays overcome diffraction limits in the resolution of… …
9Mean free path — In physics, the mean free path is the average distance covered by a moving particle (such as an atom, a molecule, a photon) between successive impacts (collisions) [1] which modify its direction or energy or other particle properties. Contents 1… …
10Chandra X-ray Observatory — and Inertial Upper Stage sit inside the payload bay on Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS 93 General information …
