main beam

collocation in English

meaningsofmainandbeam

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main
adjective[before noun]
uk
/meɪn/us
/meɪn/
larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the ...
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beam
noun[C]
uk
/biːm/us
/biːm/
a line of light that shines from a ...
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(Definition ofmainandbeamfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmain beam

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Apparently, the focusing of themainbeamdrastically affects the focusing of the ripple.
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In the standard setup, themainbeamcan be sent to either of the two target chambers.
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The diffraction is dominant but not sufficient to overcome self-focusing with the result thatmainbeamstill keeps on self-focusing.
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The coupling between themainbeam, ripple, and excited electron plasma wave is strong.
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The saturating nature of nonlinearity limits the radial dependence and energy transfer between themainbeamand the ripple.
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Either chamber can be used to provide simultaneous irradiation with themainbeamand the obliquely incident auxiliary beam.
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The optical probe beam of frequency 3 v was derived by splitting a fraction of themainbeamin order to ensure synchronization.
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The effect of increases in intensity of themainbeamsuppresses the filamentary growth.
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This coupling is strong enough thatmainbeamenergy feedback leads to excitation of upper hybrid wave.
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Thus, the focusing of f1 is explicitly/significantly influenced by the focusing/defocusing ofmainbeam.
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By varying the time delay between the probe and themainbeam, it was possible to analyze the ionization dynamics occurring within the glass slab.
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Thus, self-focusing of themainbeam, ripple, and the dynamics of growth of the ripple, all substantially affect the excitation of the plasma wave.
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The ripple is symmetrically superimposed on themainbeam.
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This second beam will provide a time-resolved view of the physical state induced by themainbeaminto the target.
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