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monochromator

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

monochromator In reflected-light microscopy, an accessory used to observe the optical properties of minerals with incident light of a specific wavelength. Fixed monochromatic interference filters with a band width of 15–50 nm and continuous-spectrum monochromators are available. They are used primarily for reflectance measurements at specific wavelengths, normally 546 to 589 nm.

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monochromator

A Dictionary of Astronomy | 1997 | Copyright

monochromator A device for selecting a very narrow range of wavelengths of light. It can be a spectrograph in which incoming light is dispersed by a diffraction grating, and a small part of the resulting spectrum selected by passing it through a narrow exit slit. Alternatively, it can be an interference filter that allows only a narrow band of wavelengths to pass.

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