direct imaging

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direct
adjective
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/daɪˈrekt/us
/daɪˈrekt/
going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or ...
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imaging
noun[U]
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/ɪˈmɪdʒ.ɪŋ/us
/ɪˈmɪdʒ.ɪŋ/
the process of producing an exact picture of something, especially on a ...
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Directimagingby this technique reveals a central pore formed by a hexagonal protein structure.
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The planets detected throughdirectimagingcurrently fall into two categories.
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These planets were discovered using thedirectimagingtechnique.
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This will include imaging molecular clouds and star-forming clusters, studying the debris disks around stars,directimagingof planets, and spectroscopic examination of planetary transits.
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This technique will involvedirectimagingof planets by blocking the starlight with a starshade.
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The proximity of this moving group makes it useful for studies of shared stellar properties, as well as detection of companions throughdirectimaging.
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Directimaging(digital) offset presses are waterless, with no dampening system.
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The nature of particle counting is based upon either light scattering, light obscuration, ordirectimaging.
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The hairpin length can be determined bydirectimagingof the diffraction rings of the magnetic beads using a simple microscope.
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It would be the longest-period planet discovered by radial velocity method, although longer-period planets only priorly been discovered bydirectimagingand pulsar timing.
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These capabilities have alloweddirectimagingof the subtle ripple phase transition in a supported bilayer.
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Directimagingparticle counting employs the use of a high resolution camera and a light to detect particles.
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Attempts atdirectimagingof potential exoplanets have proven unsuccessful to date.
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However, it works better thandirectimagingfor older and lower-mass planets.
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The instrument will achieve high contrast at small angular separations, allowing for thedirectimaging and integral field spectroscopy of extrasolar planets around nearby stars.
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Directimagingplates are nonphotographic, contain no hazardous waste, and can be recycled through normal aluminum-recycling channels.
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Digital offset presses are also calleddirectimagingpresses, although these presses can receive computer files and automatically turn them into print-ready plates, they can not insert variable data.
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Directimagingcan give only loose constraints of the planet's mass which is derived from the age of the star and the temperature of the planet.
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Ifdirectimagingis used, a halogen light illuminates particles from the back within a cell while a high definition, high magnification camera records passing particles.
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The star system has been considered as a possible target fordirectimagingsearches for exoplanets, but no planets have yet been detected in the system.
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