function of wavelength
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function
noun
uk/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of ...
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wavelength
noun[C]
uk/ˈweɪv.leŋθ/us/ˈweɪv.leŋθ/
the distance between two waves of energy, or the length of the radio wave used by a particular radio station for ...
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The effect is afunctionofwavelengthpurity, more saturated colors look brighter, and dominant wavelength, more saturated wavelengths look brighter.
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Finally, the three replicate sets of normalized data were averaged to obtain one data file of the average reflectance value as afunctionofwavelengthfor each isolate.
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The standardized model of the eye's response to light as afunctionofwavelengthis given by the luminosity function.
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This is usually accomplished by measuring the reflectivity as afunctionofwavelengthusing known concentrations of a calibration sample inside the cavity.
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Refractive and reflective optical properties can be tabulated as afunctionofwavelength, to approximate system performances; tolerances and errors can also be evaluated.
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The scanning monochromator moves the diffraction grating to step-through each wavelength so that its intensity may be measured as afunctionofwavelength.
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Its transmission spectrum as afunctionofwavelengthexhibits peaks of large transmission corresponding to resonances of the etalon.
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These equations can be used to determine the working limits for a given setup as afunctionofwavelength.
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This characterizes the response of signal out to the input power as afunctionofwavelength.
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At precisely this same wavelength, the phase velocity of gravitycapillary waves as afunctionofwavelength(or wave number) has a minimum.
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This change as afunctionofwavelengthis called the dispersion of the optical properties.
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The reactive and radiative near-field designations are also afunctionofwavelength(or distance).
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For a given material, penetration depth will generally be afunctionofwavelength.
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During the 2004 transit, the absorption in the atmosphere as afunctionofwavelengthrevealed the properties of the gases at that altitude.
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The response curve as afunctionofwavelengthvaries for each type of cone.
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Effective temperature is often used as an estimate of a body's temperature when the body's emissivity curve (as afunctionofwavelength) is not known.
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Many scientific telescopes have spectrographs, which measure photons as afunctionofwavelengthor frequency, with typical resolution on the order of a nanometer.
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An absorption spectrophotometer measures the absorption of light by a sample as afunctionofwavelength.
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Total mode volume in a fiber is afunctionofwavelength, so the mandrel diameter at which the mode group transitions occur will change with wavelength.
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In refractive or diffractive optical systems, especially those imaging a wide spectral range, coma can be afunctionofwavelength, in which case it is a form of chromatic aberration.
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