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  • Phosphor/Definition
    A material that produces [[visible light]] when impacted by [[ionizing radiation]], [[electron]]s, or other energies
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  • Imagery intelligence/Definition
    the practice of taking and interpreting [[visible light|visible]] and [[infrared light]] photographs and video, radar imagery, and
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  • Solid-state radiation detector/Definition
    ...when hit by [[ionizing radiation]], produces electrical energy rather than visible light
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  • Ultraviolet/Definition
    The part of the [[electromagnetic spectrum]] between the [[visible light]] and [[X-ray]] regions
    132 bytes (16 words) - 14:07, 25 January 2009
  • Excitation detector/Definition
    A device or material that emits some form of [[visible light]] when struck by [[ionizing radiation]] of certain types and energy levels
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  • Fiber optic
    ..., are conductors of [[electromagnetic radiation]] in the [[infrared]] or [[visible light]] spectra. They are made of glass or plastic of controlled [[refractive ind
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  • Aurora Borealis/Definition
    Visible light stimulated by the interaction of the solar wind and the upper atmosphere, a
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  • Fiber optic/Definition
    Conductors of [[electromagnetic radiation]] in the [[infrared]] or [[visible light]] spectra, capable of carrying information at higher rates than copper cabl
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  • Radiation/Related Articles
    {{r|Visible light}}
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  • Atomic optical spectrometry/Related Articles
    {{r|Visible light}}
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  • Multispectral scanning/Definition
    ...ch different wavelengths of reflected or transmitted energy, most often [[visible light]] or [[infrared]], are recorded digitally for each [[pixel]] of an image
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  • Cadmium zinc telluride/Definition
    ...s and [[gamma ray]]s, directly produces electrical signals rather than the visible light of [[scintillating material]]s
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  • Scintillometer/Definition
    ...nd a [[scintillating material]], electronics for detecting and counting [[visible light]] pulses, and possibly filters to adjust the energy and type of radiation h
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  • Electromagnetic radiation
    ...he electromagnetic spectrum that we can see with our bare eyes is called [[visible light]], or briefly light. The electromagnetic spectrum covers an incredibly larg ...he [[Earth's atmosphere]]. This is the part of the EM spectrum that is the visible light. All life on Earth depends on the energy received from the Sun and by [[pho
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  • Electro-optical MASINT/Definition
    ...mena that emit, absorb, or reflect electromagnetic energy in the infrared, visible light, or ultraviolet spectra, where the value is knowledge of the type of energy
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  • Black (colour)
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  • Ultraviolet
    In [[physics]], '''ultraviolet (UV) light''' refers to a non-[[visible light|visible]] portion of the [[electromagnetic spectrum]] ranging from waveleng
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  • Radiation/Gallery
    ...of all wavelengths of radiation ranging from radio to gamma rays including visible light. Astronomers learn everything they know about distant objects in space by s
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  • Light
    '''Light''', also known as visible light, is [[electromagnetic radiation]] visible to the human eye. ...tic spectrum]]. Types of electromagnetic radiation with higher energy than visible light include x-rays and ultraviolet light. Radio waves and infrared have lower e
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  • Infrared light
    In [[physics]], '''infrared (IR) light''' refers to a non-[[visible light|visible]] portion of the [[electromagnetic spectrum]] ranging from waveleng ...out 5800 kelvins (5500 degrees C, 9900 degrees F), has an emission peak at visible light wavelengths. Stars that are hotter still can peak in the ultraviolet. The [
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  • Radiation
    ...he waves/photons activate receptors in our retinas; we call that radiation visible light. We see the light in many colors. Some animals have retinas sensitive to l
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  • Glasses
    ..., or UV, radiation, and also allow better vision in the presence of bright visible light). They may also be worn for aesthetic reasons, or for specialized viewing p
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  • Electromagnetic wave/Related Articles
    {{r|Visible light}}
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  • COSPAS-SARSAT/Related Articles
    {{r|Visible light}}
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  • Electromagnetic spectrum/Related Articles
    {{r|Visible light}}
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  • Aurora Borealis
    ...g in the transmission of [[photon]]s of various frequencies -- including [[visible light]].
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  • Electromagnetic radiation/Related Articles
    {{r|Visible light}}
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  • Light bulb
    ...ill increase the efficiency of the bulb, as more power is then radiated as visible light and less power is radiated as wasteful, invisible infrared radiation. Howev ...tube. The phosphor converts ultraviolet light, which is not visible, into visible light. The ultraviolet light is produced within the tube by passing an electric c
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  • Wavelength
    For visible light, wavelengths are several hundred nanometres, or several tenths of a microme
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  • Telescope/Related Articles
    {{r|Visible light}}
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  • Electromagnetic spectrum
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  • Spectrometry/Related Articles
    {{r|Visible light absorption spectometry}}
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  • M242 Bushmaster
    ...le, there is usually some type of electro-optical viewing system, in the [[visible light]] or [[infrared light]] spectra, for aiming the gun, but that is more a fac
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  • Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
    spectral bands, one [[visible light]] and eighteen [[infrared light]], seven in the (seven in the longwave IR,
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  • Photobiology
    ...n-ionizing radiation." Examples of this kind of radiation are sound waves, visible light, and microwaves….Radiation that falls within the ionizing radiation" rang
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  • Frequency
    ...MHz for AM radio waves, 100 MHz for FM radio waves, and 430 to 750 THz for visible light.
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  • Directed energy weapon
    Nonlethal acoustic energy and noncoherent visible light weapons are being deployed as nonlethal weapons for crowd and riot control,
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  • Geospatial intelligence
    The most common imagery comes from photography in the [[visible light]] spectrum, which, depending on the camera, film, distance from the subject Many other details come from alternative ways of taking visible light photographs, and especially images from sensors operating outside the visua
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  • MQ-8 Fire Scout
    Routinely, it carries electro-optical sensors for the [[visible light]] and [[infrared light|infrared]] spectra, and a combined [[laser rangefind
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  • Hertz (unit)
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  • Lead sulfide
    ...s a photoresistive detector of near [[infrared]] energy, just beyond the [[visible light]] spectrum in the 1-3.5 micrometer band. PbS infrared directors normally m
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  • Universe/Related Articles
    {{r|Visible light}}
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  • Infrared sensing
    ...et. Military night vision moved away from infrared to low-light television|visible light intensification, also called low-light television (LLTV), which amplified b
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  • Air
    ...vibrating electromagnetic fields called the [[electromagnetic spectrum]]. Visible light is electromagnetic radiation visible to the human eye and is only a small p ...t particles and water droplets are very much larger than the wavelength of visible light. When light bumps into them, it gets reflected and bounced off in a differe
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  • Star
    ...he total energy out put over the entire electromagnetic spectrum, not just visible light. ...illiance and its distance from Earth. A star’s brilliance is the amount of visible light it produces. So a nearby star can be quite dim if it is not generating a gr
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  • Photography
    ...light sensitive material. Photography is usually done with a camera using visible light, but other forms of photography include photograms, microphotography, infra
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  • Color
    '''''Opacity''''': Opacity is the capacity to obstruct visible light. Glass has a relatively low opacity compared to concrete.
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  • Diffraction
    ...ircular opening) of <math>100 / 4 = 25</math> mm . We are considering only visible light, why we assume a wavelength of 550 nm (corresponding to green light, in the
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  • Ischemic colitis
    ...D, Coogan S, et. al. | title = Diagnosis of chronic mesenteric ischemia by visible light spectroscopy during endoscopy. | journal = Gastrointest Endosc | volume = 6
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  • Archaeology
    ...hy (which focuses on the area of the [[electromagnetic spectrum]] close to visible light rather than the range used in thermal imaging) also helps highlight these f
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  • Imagery intelligence
    ...ormation about distant topics by creating an image of it, most often using visible light photography. Imagery interpreters are people skilled in understanding the The most common imagery comes from photography in the visible light spectrum, which, depending on the camera, film, distance from the subject,
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  • Differential equation
    ...d; the propagation of electric and magnetic fields (including radio waves, visible light, [[X-rays]], and the entire [[electromagnetic spectrum]]), as well as spect
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  • Personal area network
    *Task Group 7 will develop a physical layer based on visible light.
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  • Photosynthesis
    *The sun emits electromagnetic radiation (light). Visible light is the main form of energy that drives photosynthesis. ...vels in waves and is organized as photons. We see different wavelengths of visible light as different colors.
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  • Electro-optical MASINT
    ...mena that emit, absorb, or reflect electromagnetic energy in the infrared, visible light, or ultraviolet spectra, phenomena where a "picture" is less important than There are several distinctive characteristics, in the range of visible light, from nuclear explosions. One of these is a characteristic "dual flash" mea
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  • Ether (physics)
    ...lengths from a centimeter to a meter, much longer than the wavelengths of visible light that are on the order of 500 nm). As a 19th century physicist, who had stu
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  • Mesenteric ischemia
    ...D, Coogan S, et al. | title = Diagnosis of chronic mesenteric ischemia by visible light spectroscopy during endoscopy. | journal = Gastrointest Endosc | volume = 6
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  • Electromagnetic wave
    [[ultraviolet light]], [[visible light]], [[infrared]], [[microwave]]s, and [[radio waves]]. All these waves propa
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  • Fireboat
    ...sea, or victims of a man-overboard situation, at night, or when vision in visible light is reduced due to fog or smoke.
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  • Big Bang
    ...eflected back out of the pin hole, in effect, the black body absorbing the visible light and radiating thermal energy. The interior of the cavity remains dark throu
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  • Instrumentation for radioactivity
    *Excitation detectors: Indirect effects of ionizing radiation produce visible light that is measured: thermoluminescent dosimeters, scintillometers The atoms give off the excess energy in the form of visible light."<ref>DOE-HDBK-1122-99, p. 1.13-8</ref> In some instruments, not usually c
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  • Maxwell equations
    ...discovery of [[electromagnetic wave]]s. Maxwell's suggestion that ordinary visible light is an electromagnetic wave is one of the milestones in the history of scien
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  • Stellar classification (astrophysics)
    ...f facts or theories, virtually anything related that can be organised. The visible light spectrum scheme, for example, is ROYGBIV: red, orange, yellow, green, blue,
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  • Telescope
    ...historically have been constructed of lenses and mirrors which concentrate visible light into a smaller and more defined image.<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/w Optical telescopes were the first type used. Used to view only visible light, they incorporate lenses made of glass and reflective mirrors. They are of
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  • Benchmark quantities
    | Wavelength range of visible light Quick scale: The frequency of a visible light wave is about 4 to 7 million times greater than that of a typical FM radio
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  • Radiation Hazards
    - AM Radio, FM Radio, Shortwave Radio, TV, Cell Phones, WiFi, Microwave, Visible Light — all harmless at low intensity.
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  • Venus (planet)
    ...ighly reflective [[cloud]]s and its surface cannot be seen from space in [[visible light]], making it a subject of great speculation until some of its secrets were ...back into space, and prevent the direct observation of Venus' surface in [[visible light]]. The permanent cloud cover means that although Venus is closer than Eart
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  • Astronomy
    [[optical astronomy]], which observes [[visible light]] (i.e. light that can be seen with human eyes, at wavelengths between 360 ...h wavelengths, although most other sources can usually be observed also in visible light.
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  • Gold
    *Since it is a good reflector of both infrared and visible light, it is used for the protective coatings on many artificial [[satellite]]s a
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  • Measurement and signature intelligence
    ...epresentation of a tree and its foliage. A coarse spectral analyzer in the visible light spectrum, however, can reveal that the green leaves are painted plastic, an
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  • Temperature
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  • Solar System
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  • Michael Faraday/Citable Version
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  • Michael Faraday
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  • Geographic Information System
    ...rough dedicated servers. It is easy to use and emphasizes global coverage, visible light raster data and accessible vector data. [[Google Earth]], [[ArcReader]] and
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  • March RA
    * [[Visible light/Related Articles]]
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  • March Metadata
    * [[Template:Visible light/Metadata]]
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  • Emergence (biology)
    ...e might be the dielectric properties of water, such as its transparency in visible light, which is related by [[condensed matter physics]] to the underlying microsc
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