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beam splitter
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beam splitter,
a device that reflects light from the output phosphor of an image intensifier to a photographic recording. Also called image distributor.

beam splitter 
An optical system which separates an incident beam of light into two beams of lesser intensity, one reflected and the other transmitted, e.g. a semi-silvered mirror. Some beam splitters are made of birefringent material, which splits the incident light beam into oppositely polarized beams. They are called polarizing beam splitters. Example: Wollaston prism.


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Neutrons of each wavelength from the beamsplitter are then incident at the corresponding Bragg angle [[theta].
It can be used as either a beamsplitter or beam combiner without angle tuning or complicated alignments.
In case of a 50 : 50 beam-splitting of the incident (neutron) beam into a transmitted beam and a reflected beam, the associated wave vector after the beamsplitter can be written as an equally weighted coherent superposition of the two paths |q([delta])> [equivalent to] 1/[square root of 2](|p> + [e.
 
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