index of refraction

NOUN
  1. the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium
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  • Any gas would work, although helium's index of refraction is extremely low. Why the Moon? Here's Why. - NASA Watch
  • Our results should furthermore be useful to build up an analytic expression for the index of refraction of chromium forsterite.
  • If balsam of copaiba is made use of, the index of refraction of which is 1.50, a symmetrical field of about 24° will be obtained. Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884.
  • When a light ray passes through a boundary from a medium having an index of refraction r into a medium having an index of refraction s, the critical angle, c, is given by the formula: c ¼ arcsin ðs = rÞ What does this formula tell us about rays striking a boundary where r ¼ 2s? Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • We found that the index of refraction used for the material comprising the core was very important in terms of the resulting angularly resolved scattering signatures.
  • When a light ray passes through a boundary from a medium having an index of refraction r into a medium having an index of refraction s, the critical angle, c, is given by the formula: c ¼ arcsin ðs = rÞ What does this formula tell us about rays striking a boundary where r ¼ s/2? Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • When a light ray passes through a boundary from a medium having an index of refraction r into a medium having an index of refraction s, the critical angle, c, is given by the formula: c ¼ arcsin ðs = rÞ Suppose c ¼ 1 rad, and s ¼ 1.225. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
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