atmospheric dispersion corrector Comparison Table

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atmospheric dispersion corrector comparison table

Subject has wavefront modification has definition is a kind of

wavefront modifier shape, polarization or wavelength A device which modifies the wavefront shape, polarization or wavelength optical device

atmospheric dispersion corrector wavelength An optical device usually comprising two thin prisms which can rotate to compensate for the elongation of a star image caused by the wavelength dependence of the refractive index of air. wavefront modifier

Subject	has wavefront modification	has definition	is a kind of
wavefront modifier	shape, polarization or wavelength	A device which modifies the wavefront shape, polarization or wavelength	optical device
atmospheric dispersion corrector	wavelength	An optical device usually comprising two thin prisms which can rotate to compensate for the elongation of a star image caused by the wavelength dependence of the refractive index of air.	wavefront modifier

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