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collimate [′käl·ə‚māt] (physics) To render parallel to a certain line or direction; paths of electrons in a flooding beam, or paths of various rays of a scanning beam are collimated to cause them to become more nearly parallel as they approach the storage assembly of a storage tube. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This fixture contains two lenses; one to collimate, the other to collect and focus light that is transmitted a short distance (free field) through the ECPR chopper wheel. This device-unlike those using mirrors, diffractive lenses, or glass tubes to collimate beams (SN: 6/27/92, p. F-Theta lenses are used to collimate the output of a scanning mirror system. |
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