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interferometer 1. Instrument designed to measure the wavelength of light, the refractive index of a medium, as well as the flatness, thickness, the quality of optical surfaces, etc. The interferometer is based on the phenomenon of interference between two coherent beams of light. 2. Name given to several types of clinical maxwellian view system used to measure visual acuity. See clinical maxwellian view system. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Strohmayer notes that the intense waves will be prime targets for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, a gravitational-wave detector scheduled for launch early next decade. The width of the interferometer becomes rather large, about 12. Caltech is the headquarters for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, which in conjunction with MIT collects data from two observatories in the U. |
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