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AIRY DISK [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Airy disk
1, record 1, English, Airy%20disk
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Airy disc 2, record 1, English, Airy%20disc
correct
- Airy pattern 3, record 1, English, Airy%20pattern
correct
- Airy’s disc 4, record 1, English, Airy%26rsquo%3Bs%20disc
correct
- diffraction disc 5, record 1, English, diffraction%20disc
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The bright central spot in the system of diffraction rings formed by an optical system with light from a point source (as a star). 6, record 1, English, - Airy%20disk
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Airy’s disk
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tache d'Airy
1, record 1, French, tache%20d%27Airy
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- disque d'Airy 2, record 1, French, disque%20d%27Airy
masculine noun
- tache de diffraction 3, record 1, French, tache%20de%20diffraction
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cercle lumineux occupant le centre de la figure de diffraction à symétrie circulaire obtenue lorsqu'un faisceau lumineux passe à travers une ouverture circulaire. 4, record 1, French, - tache%20d%27Airy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 5, record 1, French, - tache%20d%27Airy
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1979-09-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- apodization
1, record 2, English, apodization
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The modification of the amplitude transmittance of the aperture of an optical system so as to reduce or suppress the energy of the diffraction rings relative to that of the central Airy disk. 2, record 2, English, - apodization
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If the transmission [of light] is not constant across the aperture, the diffraction pattern will be modified. This is called apodization. 3, record 2, English, - apodization
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- apodisation
1, record 2, French, apodisation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Recherches sur l'apodisation au plan focal idéal. Dans la recherche de l'apodisation on se propose [comme but] l'abaissement des anneaux secondaires, ou pieds, de la figure de diffraction focale. 1, record 2, French, - apodisation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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