radiation pressure

Pressure on a surface resulting from electromagnetic radiation that impinges on it. The pressure is a result of the momentum carried by the radiation. When radiation is reflected rather than absorbed, the radiation pressure is doubled. Radiation pressure can sometimes be great enough to produce a force that is useful.

radiation pressure [‚rād·ē′ā·shən ‚presh·ər]

(acoustics)

The average pressure exerted on a surface or interface between two media by a sound wave.

(electromagnetism)

The pressure exerted by electromagnetic radiation on objects on which it impinges.

Radiation pressure

Pressure exerted by electromagnetic radiation on objects on which it impinges. This pressure is caused by the fact that electromagnetic radiation transmits energy and possesses momentum. These pressures are very small. The effect is conspicuous in the case of a comet near the Sun, where the radiation pressure from the Sun forces the lighter cometary constituents away from the Sun. See Electromagnetic radiation

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This fine dust is usually removed through collisions among the particles, radiation pressure from the star's light and other forces," explained Debes.

Warped debris disks around stars a result of interstellar wind by Asian News International

The intense radiation produced by the collapsing region would produce an outward force called radiation pressure, which would rapidly overcome the gravitational force causing it to collapse and cause the gas to disperse.

Ordinary Meeting, 2008 May 28 held at the Royal Astronomical Society, ... by Ford, Dominic / Journal of the British Astronomical Association

Ultrasonic transducer power output by modulated radiation pressure (with details), J.

Long-term stability of the NIST standard ultrasonic source by Fick, Steven E. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

radiation hybrid panel

Radiation Hygiene

radiation impedance

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