quartz compensator

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• compensator, Sénamont —    A quarter wave plate inserted above the specimen in the parallel 0”position with a rotating calibrated analyzer. Measures low retardation and requires the use of monochromatic light. compensator, tilting (Berek) A compensator typically… …   Forensic science glossary

• compensator, full-wave — (red plate)    A compensator using a plate of gypsum, selenite, or quartz, which introduces a fixed retardation between 530 to 550 nm (approximately the retardation of the first order red color on the Michel Levy chart) …   Forensic science glossary

• compensator, quartz wedge —    A wedge, cut from quartz, having continuously variable retardation extending over several orders of interference colors (usually 3 to 7) …   Forensic science glossary

• compensator — ˈkämpənˌsād.ə(r), ˌpen noun ( s) Etymology: compensate + or : one that compensates: as a. : autotransformer b. : balancer set 1 …   Useful english dictionary

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• Jacques Babinet — (March 5 1794 in Lusignan, France ndash; October 21 1872 in Paris, France) was a French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer who is best known for his contributions to optics. Babinet started his studies at the Lycée Napoléon, but was… …   Wikipedia

• Jacques Babinet —     Jacques Babinet     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jacques Babinet     French physicist, born at Lusignan, Vienne, 5 March, 1794; died at Paris, 21 October, 1872. He began his studies at the Lycée Napoléon. There he became a pupil of Binet, whose… …   Catholic encyclopedia