Sentence examples for its wavelength from inspiring English sources

When the ratio of a wave's height to its wavelength exceeds 1 7, it "breaks", toppling over in a mass of foaming water.

In theory it is possible to express γ and its wavelength dependence in terms of lc, and use the combined measurements of μs′ and γ to calculate the physical properties of the correlation function, D and lc.

This energy moves at the speed of light, characterised by its wavelength and frequency.

The higher the energy of a photon, the shorter is its wavelength.

Each colour can be accurately defined by specifying its wavelength or frequency.

Its wavelength was much longer, and its blasts of concentrated light far easier to achieve.

One thing that makes a radio-frequency laser safer theoretically is that its wavelength could be tuned to affect primarily fat cells.

The relationship may also be written in the equivalent form E = hc/λ, where c is the speed of light and λ is its wavelength, showing that the energy of a photon is inversely proportional to its wavelength.

Each of their millions of tiny photo-sensitive elements measures only the intensity of incoming light, not its wavelength.

Other research has shown that laser illumination can slow the motion of atoms if its wavelength is tuned to a point slightly off the wavelength of peak absorption.

The phenomenon of thin-film interference results whenever light reflects off two surfaces separated by a distance comparable to its wavelength.