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unpolarized light

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unpolarized light [¦ən′pō·lə‚rīzd ′līt]
(optics)
Light in which the electric vector is oriented in a random, unpredictable fashion.


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For example: According to the above, unpolarized light incident on a diffracting screen is transmitted as partially polarized light having a polarization ratio given by [PI] = | [u.
Unpolarized light can be thought of as a mix of light vibrating, or "polarized," in two directions, 90[degrees] apart.
Measuring the ratio of polarized to unpolarized light for each part of a CME therefore provides the missing third dimension by giving the distance of that component from Earth.
 
 
 
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