scattered light

collocation in English

meaningsofscatteredandlight

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scattered
adjective
uk
/ˈskæt.əd/
us
/ˈskæt̬.ɚd/
covering a ...
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light
noun
uk
/laɪt/
us
/laɪt/
the brightness that comes from the sun, fire, etc. and from electrical devices, and that allows things to ...
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(Definition ofscatteredandlightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Scatteredlightwould be expected to reduce the effective contrast of the center hexagon's modulation and 0or to increase the time-averaged mean luminance.
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Optical fibers were used to inject the light in the tissue and to collectscatteredlightemerging again at a distance of about 8 mm.
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While much has been learned about stimulated scattering processes, the ability to predict quantities such as the amount ofscatteredlightin experiments remains elusive.
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The instrument measures thescatteredlightin three specific annular rings corresponding to narrow detection angles centred around three forward-scattering angles (3, 6 and 9").
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The technique is based on measuring the angular distribution of intensity ofscatteredlightat one wavelength.
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Thescatteredlightwas sent to three streak cameras, of which two were coupled with spectrometers.
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Backscatteredlightfrom the rotating disk is used to determine the sign of the velocity signal.
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Study into turbulent mixing zone structure byscatteredlight.
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Raman spectroscopy is a laser-based technique that can be used to detect organic and inorganic compounds in situ by detection ofscatteredlight.
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The image contrast and resolution decrease due to redistribution of light intensity forming stimuli in the centre toscatteredlightforming shoulders.
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Miescatteredlightwas recorded using a 35-mm rotating drum camera to capture a sequence of 50 images per experiment.
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The reason for the false positive in the whole mounts is the optical artifacts due to reflected andscatteredlight, and non-homogeneous pigmentation of the cells.
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We are largely a rural area, dependent on agriculture, horticulture, inland fishing and tourism, with onlyscatteredlightindustry.
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When there is significant aerosol (typical of most modern polluted conditions), thescatteredlighthas less dependence on wavelength, making a whiter daytime sky.
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This partial polarization ofscatteredlightcan be taken advantage of using polarizing filters to darken the sky in photographs.
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The material appears yellowish-red in transmitted light and blue in thescatteredlightperpendicular to the transmitted light.
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Thescatteredlightfrom the particles, which migrates inside the fringe, is amplitude-modulated.
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Holographic gratings may exhibit lessscatteredlightthan ruled gratings.
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