optical depth

collocation in English

meaningsofopticalanddepth

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optical
adjective
uk
/ˈɒp.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈɑːp.tɪ.kəl/
relating to light or the ability ...
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depth
noun
uk
/depθ/us
/depθ/
the distance down either from the top of something to the bottom, or to a distance below the top surface ...
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(Definition ofopticalanddepthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For quantitative comparison, our analyses of experimental and simulated images must infer the same physical coordinates inopticaldepthof the imploding target.
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Indeed, the smallopticaldepthfor microlensing of nearby stars led to gravitational lensing being considered of only theoretical interest for many years.
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The first number in the given range of power law scaling corresponds to the largeropticaldepth.
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The modulations in theopticaldepthresult from acceleration-driven, unstable growth that is seeded by the imprinting produced by each of the irradiation conditions.
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Radiative transfer is solved together with the level populations for transitions with nonnegligibleopticaldepthonly.
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This could be due toopticaldeptheffects which depend on the plasma size and electron impact cross section.
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Idealized slab plasma approach for the study of warm dense matter well-defined uniform state whose thickness andopticaldepthincreases linearly with time.
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The typical target stars are fairly close, so that theopticaldepthis orders of magnitude smaller.
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In optically thick plasma this radiation is suppressed more due to largeropticaldepthwith respect to the "blue" wing.
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Formal solutions to the equation of radiation transfer indicate that most of the emitted radiation comes from a region of the plasma where theopticaldepthis about unity.
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The belts of the parent moonlets and particles are themselves invisible due to their lowopticaldepth, while the dust reveals itself in forward-scattered light.
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This has been accompanied by improvements on several related variables such as the frequency of acid rains and satellite measurements of aerosolopticaldepth.
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Opticaldepthis defined as the negative natural logarithm of the fraction of radiation (e.g., light) that is not scattered or absorbed on a path.
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Anopticaldepthof unity is that thickness of absorbing gas from which a fraction of 1/e photons can escape.
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For planetary rings, theopticaldepthis the proportion of light blocked by the ring when it lies between the source and the observer.
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Becauseopticaldepthvaries with frequency, strength ratios among the hyperfine components differ from that of their intrinsic intensities.
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With anopticaldepthof 0.06, it is markedly more diffuse than its companion.
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