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near infrared (NIR) | ||||
subject | fact |
near infrared | has source atomic transitions, vibrational transitions in molecules | |
has acronym NIR | ||
is a kind of infrared | ||
infrared | has frequency 3 THz to 430 THz | |
has wavelength 700 nm to 100 μm | ||
photon | has spin 1 | |
has synonym electromagnetic radiation | ||
carries the force electromagnetism | ||
massless particle | has mass 0 | |
neutral particle | is not accelerated by electric or magnetic fields | |
has charge 0 | ||
wave | has propagation direction | |
particle | obeys uncertainty principle | |
boson | has quantum behavior Bose-Einstein statistics | |
harmonic motion | has amplitude | |
has period | ||
physical process | has domain physics | |
physical object | has location or center of gravity | |
has angular momentum | ||
has velocity | ||
has momentum | ||
has temperature | ||
has volume | ||
has extent | ||
has material |
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