interferometer

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any of several instruments that use the interference of waves to determine wavelengths and wave velocities, determine refractive indices measure small distances, temperature changes, stresses, and many other useful measurements
{i} instrument which uses interference between rays of light to measure wavelengths (Optics)
A device that combines signals radiating from a common source but received at different locations, to produce fringes The fringes result from the interference between the received signals, and rotate in phase as the relative path differences change From analysis of the fringe visibility the angular extent of the source may be infered A map of the source may be produced by using a range of different baselines
An interferometer is a device that is used to study a sample of protein solution by passing a laser light through the sample
An instrument that uses the interference of waves (as of light) for precise determination especially of wavelength, spectral fine structure, indices of refraction, and very small linear displacements
When two widely spaced antennas are arrayed together, they form an interferometer The radiation pattern consists of many lobes, each having a narrow beamwidth This antenna can provide good spatial selectivity if the lobe-to-lobe ambiguity can be solved such as using amplitude comparison between the two elements
  An instrument that uses the principle of interference of electromagnetic waves for purposes of measurement   Note: Interferometers may be used to measure a variety of physical variables, such as displacement (distance), temperature, pressure, and strain
a device that measures the interference (and related phenomena) of electromagnetic radiation (at least in our context)
an array of telescopes connected electronically to act as one large telescope with much improved resolution The resolution of the interferometer is equal to a single telescope having a diameter equal to the length of the interferometer
In astronomy, any device for measuring small angles using the principle of interference Optical astronomy has used three major classes of interferometers: the Michelson (phase) interferometer, the Brown-Twiss (intensity) interferometer and the Labeyrie (speckle) interferometer In radio astronomy, the term is generally used to mean two separated antennas from which signals are combined and processed so as to extract intensity and/or phase relationships Within AIPS++, it refers specifically to the combination of two (separated) receptors
An instrument that uses the principle of interference of electromagnetic waves for purposes of measurement Used to measure a variety of physical variables, such as displacement (distance), temperature, pressure, and strain
an instrument for determining the spectral distribution of irradiance A light interferometer divides a beam of light into two or more beams and brings the beams back together The recombined beams shine on a screen or another object like a detector surface The resulting interference fringes can be used to determine the spectral nature of light
An instrument that employs the interference of light waves to measure the wavefront
apparatus employed to detect and measure interference from two or more coherent wave trains from the same source and, in astronomy, to measure the angular width of minute celestial sources and to determine their position on the sky with great accuracy
A pair of receiving devices that are linked together to make the equivalent of a larger receiver
A radio telescope that does not use one dish, but several dishes in an array
An apparatus used to produce and measure interference from two or more coherent wave trains from the same source
A device, e g imaging radar, that uses two different paths for imaging and deduces information from the coherent interference between the two signals Paths with spatial and temporal differences have been used to measure, respectively, terrain height and ocean currents
An instrument for measuring small movements, distances, or displacements by means of the interference of two beams of light; called also refractometer
Collection of two or more telescopes working together as a team, observing the same object at the same time and at the same wavelength The effective diameter of an interferometer is equal to the distance between its outermost telescopes
any measuring instrument that uses interference patterns to make accurate measurements of waves
interferometric
Of or pertaining to interferometry or interferometers
interferometry
the design and use of optical or radio interferometers
neutron interferometer
a device capable of diffracting neutrons and studying their wavelike characteristics
radio interferometer
A radio telescope that has two or more separated receiving antennas in order to measure angular distances as small as one second of arc
interferometric
{s} pertaining to an interferometer, of an instrument which uses interference between rays of light to measure wavelengths (Optics)
interferometrically
by means of an interferometer (instrument which uses interference between rays of light to measure wavelengths)
interferometry
{i} measurement of wave lengths using an interferometer (instrument which uses interference between rays of light to measure wavelengths)
interferometry
The science and techniques involved in using interferometers
interferometry
Technique in widespread use to dramatically improve the resolution of radio and infrared maps Several telescopes observe an object simultaneously, and a computer analyzes how the signals interfere with one another to reconstruct a detailed image of the field of view
interferometry
(interferometer) A measurement technique that relies on interference between coherent waves that results in regions of enhanced signal (constructive interference) when the waves are in phase and regions of no signal (destructive interference) when the waves are exactly out of phase For light, the effect is usually to produce a series of light and dark bands called fringes A record of the fringe pattern is called an interferogram
interferometry
A technique used in radio astronomy in which two or more separate antennae are linked together to study the same astronomical source
interferometry
  The branch of science devoted to the study and measurement of the interaction of waves, such as electromagnetic waves and acoustic waves   Note 1: The interaction of the waves can produce various spatial-, time-, and frequency-domain energy distribution patterns [After 2196]  Note 2: Interferometric techniques are used to measure refractive index profiles, e g , those of the preforms from which optical fibers are drawn, and to sense and measure physical variables, such as displacement (distance), temperature, pressure, and magnetic fields
radio interferometer
radio telescope that uses interference patterns from two antennas instead of a parabolic antenna
interferometer

    Hyphenation

    in·ter·fer·o·me·ter

    Turkish pronunciation

    întırfırämıtır

    Pronunciation

    /ˌəntərfərˈämətər/ /ˌɪntɜrfɜrˈɑːmətɜr/
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