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J.Paul Robinson, Purdue University BMS 631- Flow Cytometry lecture002.ppt
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Polarization and Phase: Interference
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Electric and magnetic fields are
vectors - i.e. they have both
magnitude and direction
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The inverse of the period
(wavelength) is the frequency in
Hz
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3
rd
Ed. Shapiro p 78
Wavelength (period T)
Axis of
Magnetic Field
Axis of Propagation
Axis of Electric Field