- interferometers
- n. instrument which uses interference between rays of light to measure wavelengths (Optics)
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List of astronomical interferometers at visible and infrared wavelengths — Current Performance of Ground Based Interferometers Here is a list of currently existing astronomical optical interferometers (i.e. operating from visible to mid infrared wavelengths), and some parameters describing their performance.Columns 2 5… … Wikipedia
List of types of interferometers — Field and linear interferometers = *Astronomical interferometer / Michelson stellar interferometer *Classical interference microscopy *Cyclic interferometer *Diffraction grating interferometer (white light) *Double slit interferometer *Fabry… … Wikipedia
Astronomical optical interferometry — One of the first astronomical interferometers was built on the Mount Wilson Observatory s reflector telescope in 1920 in order to measure the diameters of stars. The red giant star Betelgeuse was among the first to have its diameter determined in … Wikipedia
Astronomical interferometer — An astronomical interferometer is an array of telescopes or mirror segments acting together to probe structures with higher resolution. Astronomical interferometers are widely used for optical astronomy, infrared astronomy, submillimetre… … Wikipedia
N-slit interferometer — The N slit interferometer is an extension of the double slit interferometer also known as Young s double slit interferometer. One of the first known uses of N slit arrays in optics was illustrated by Newton.[1] In the first part of last century,… … Wikipedia
Michelson-Morley-Interferometer — Das Michelson Interferometer ist ein Interferometer, das nach dem Physiker Albert Abraham Michelson benannt wurde. Bekanntheit erlangte dieses Messinstrument vor allem durch das Michelson Morley Experiment, durch welches der sogenannte Lichtäther … Deutsch Wikipedia
Michelson Interferometer — Das Michelson Interferometer ist ein Interferometer, das nach dem Physiker Albert Abraham Michelson benannt wurde. Bekanntheit erlangte dieses Messinstrument vor allem durch das Michelson Morley Experiment, durch welches der sogenannte Lichtäther … Deutsch Wikipedia
Michelsoninterferometer — Das Michelson Interferometer ist ein Interferometer, das nach dem Physiker Albert Abraham Michelson benannt wurde. Bekanntheit erlangte dieses Messinstrument vor allem durch das Michelson Morley Experiment, durch welches der sogenannte Lichtäther … Deutsch Wikipedia
Neutron interferometer — In physics, a neutron interferometer is an interferometer capable of diffracting neutrons, allowing the wave like nature of neutrons, and other related phenomena, to be explored. Interferometry inherently depends on the wave nature of the object … Wikipedia
Fabry–Pérot interferometer — Étalon redirects here. For the commune in Somme, France, see Étalon, Somme. Interference fringes, showing fine structure, from a Fabry–Pérot etalon. The source is a cooled deuterium lamp. In optics, a Fabry–Pérot interferometer or etalon is typic … Wikipedia
