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Encyclopedia: Wavelength

The wavelength is the distance between repeating units of a wave pattern. It is commonly designated by the Greek letter lambda (λ).

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How to say "Wavelength" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	波长
	(Japanese)	波長
	(German)	Wellenlänge
	(Spanish)	Longitud de onda
	(French)	Longueur d'onde
	(Italian)	Lunghezza d'onda

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Emission spectrum (fluorescence spectroscopy)

In fluorescence spectroscopy an emission spectrum is a fluorescence spectrum that illustrates fluorescence evoked over a range of wavelengths when the incident light wavelength is constant...

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Cutoff wavelength

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Fluorescence spectrum

can be described in terms of wavelength, frequency, or energy per photon. Types Excitation spectrum - Plot of fluorescence vs. wavelength of incident light. Emission spectrum - Plot of fluorescence vs. wavelength of fluorescent light...

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Molar absorptivity

at a given wavelength is a measure of how strongly the species absorbs light at that wavelength. It... a given wavelength of a mixture of species X, Y, ... is given by , where A is the absorbance of... wavelengths and by knowing ε at each wavelength for each compound. These wavelengths are usually...

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Material dispersion coefficient

). Note 1: For many optical fiber materials, M (λ) approaches zero at a specific wavelength λ 0 between 1.3 μm and 1.5 μm. At wavelengths shorter than λ 0, M (λ) is negative and increases with wavelength; at wavelengths longer than λ 0, , M (λ) is positive and decreases with wavelength. Note...

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1 E-7 m

wavelength 300 nm -- Maximum particle size that can fit through a HEPA filter 380-430 nm -- wavelength of violet light -- see color and optical spectrum 430-450 nm -- wavelength of indigo light 450-500 nm -- wavelength of blue light 500-520 nm -- wavelength of cyan light 520-565 nm -- wavelength of...

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Excitation spectrum

An excitation spectrum is a type of fluorescence spectrum that illustrates fluorescence produced over a range of wavelengths of the incidenct light...

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Isosbestic plot

In spectroscopy, an isosbestic plot is a plot of absorbance against wavelength for two or more substances. An isosbestic plot may include one or more isosbestic points...

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Protanopia

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Radiance

light at wavelength λ [J] λ : wavelength [m] n λ : number of photons at wavelength λ e λ : energy of a photon at wavelength λ [J] h : Planck's constant c : speed of light...

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