Sentence examples for a broad beam of from inspiring English sources

In a spectacularly vertiginous image, a broad beam of light is transformed into a spiral against a backdrop of dark vertical lines.

When a sunspot bursts onto the solar surface, for example, it shines a broad beam of light at a wavelength known as Lyman-a.

A broad beam of 10 microns across was used, and the counting times were mostly 20 s at the peak with 10 s of background counting on both sides of the peak wavelength.

The main signal feeds from TV satellites are sent in a broad beam to cover as much of the country as possible.

A special UHV device for sputter-etching of large planar samples is presented, which is based on a broad beam ion source of the Kaufman type.

The choice of when to use a narrow beam, and when to use a broad beam, is therefore a complex one, related to the aims of the experiment being undertaken and the changing conditions.

A few yards on, he turns round to give us a broad beam and a thumbs-up.

"One antenna has a broad beam, the other a narrow beam".

"Hippy" means you have a broad beam.

When she takes her helmet off she waves to the small posse of British fans, shakes the hands of her family, and then gives them a broad, beaming smile.

The downside, of course, is that a broader beam implies a lower power per unit volume and also a coarser resolution.