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CRITICAL APERTURE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Talbot's law 1, record 1, English, Talbot%27s%20law
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Talbot law 2, record 1, English, Talbot%20law
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The apparent brightness of an object viewed through a slotted-disk, rotating above a critical frequency, is proportional to the ratio of the angular aperture of the open to the opaque sectors. 2, record 1, English, - Talbot%27s%20law
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- loi de Talbot
1, record 1, French, loi%20de%20Talbot
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Óptica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ley de Talbot
1, record 1, Spanish, ley%20de%20Talbot
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-01-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- processor decorrelation
1, record 2, English, processor%20decorrelation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The specific objectives of the CIMES [Critical Infrastructure Monitoring for the Energy Sector] project are to apply RADARSAT-2 high-resolution change detection and ground deformation capabilities for monitoring energy sector infrastructure, to develop 3-dimensional InSAR [interferometric synthetic aperture radar] deformation products specifically for dam movement monitoring(such as tailings dams and hydro power dams), provide accuracy parameters on the magnitude and direction of movement, and to assess and improve the coherence on InSAR pairs that are impacted by processor decorrelation. 1, record 2, English, - processor%20decorrelation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- décorrélation des processeurs
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9corr%C3%A9lation%20des%20processeurs
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1985-10-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- critical aperture
1, record 3, English, critical%20aperture
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- optimum aperture 2, record 3, English, optimum%20aperture
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The lens aperture at which the magnitude of image unsharpness due to diffraction most nearly balances the unsharpness due to such aberrations as the lens displays. The lens gives its optimum overall performance at this critical aperture, which is also called the optimum aperture. 2, record 3, English, - critical%20aperture
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ouverture optimale
1, record 3, French, ouverture%20optimale
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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