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collimated beam

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collimated beam

See collimated.


collimated beam [′käl·ə‚mād·əd ′bēm]
(physics)
A beam of radiation or matter whose rays or particles are nearly parallel so that the beam does not converge or diverge appreciably.


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The laser is a light amplifier generating a bright, collimated beam of light at a specific wavelength.
The proton detectors were large enough so that all protons produced by neutron decay in the collimated beam, defined by C1 and C2, would strike the 19.
The photonic lattices direct the photons to the front surface of the LED, emitting substantially more light and in a narrower, collimated beam that is more readily collected and delivered to its target than with traditional LEDs.
 
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