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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | In optics, the lag distance of two refracted rays when they emerge from a crystal. The retardation is due to the [ | + | In optics, the lag distance of two refracted rays when they emerge from a crystal. The retardation is due to the [[refractive%20index|refractive index]] of the crystal and its thickness. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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retard (Fr.); Verlangsamung (Deut.) | retard (Fr.); Verlangsamung (Deut.) | ||
| − | == | + | == Sources Checked for Data in Record == |
| − | * | + | * Walter C. McCrone, John Gustave Delly, ''The Particle Atlas'', W. McCrone Associates, Chicago, IV, 1972 |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Revision as of 11:54, 10 May 2016
Description
In optics, the lag distance of two refracted rays when they emerge from a crystal. The retardation is due to the Refractive index of the crystal and its thickness.
Synonyms and Related Terms
retard (Fr.); Verlangsamung (Deut.)
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Walter C. McCrone, John Gustave Delly, The Particle Atlas, W. McCrone Associates, Chicago, IV, 1972