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Photonephograph
Photonephograph Pho`to*neph"o*graph (-n[e^]f"[-o]*gr[.a]f), n. [Photo- + Gr. ne`fos a cloud + -graph.] (Meteor.) A nephoscope registering by photography, commonly consisting of a pair of cameras used simultaneously.

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- A photon (from Ancient Gr**** φῶς, φωτός (phôs, phōtós) 'light') is an elementary particle that is a quantum of the electromagnetic field, including electromagnetic...
- Look up Photon or photon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A photon is an elementary particle of light. Photon may also refer to: Photon (comics), two...
- Photon energy is the energy carried by a single photon. The amount of energy is directly proportional to the photon's electromagnetic frequency and thus...
- and wavelength less than 10 picometer (1×10−11 m) gamma ray photons have the highest photon energy of any form of electromagnetic radiation. Paul Villard...
- where E is the energy per photon, f is the frequency of the photon, and h is the Planck constant. A single gamma ray photon, for example, might carry...
- Photon counting is a technique in which individual photons are counted using a single-photon detector (SPD). A single-photon detector emits a pulse of...
- A photon sphere or photon circle is an area or region of space where gravity is so strong that photons are forced to travel in orbits, which is also sometimes...
- Photon antibunching generally refers to a light field with photons more equally spaced than a coherent laser field, a signature being signals at appropriate...
- Photon polarization is the quantum mechanical description of the classical polarized sinusoidal plane electromagnetic wave. An individual photon can be...
- Solar sails (also known as lightsails, light sails, and photon sails) are a method of spacecraft propulsion using radiation pressure exerted by sunlight...