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ABERRATION MONOCHROMATIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
OBS

Monochromatic aberrations are caused by geometry (the shape of the lens or mirror).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
DEF

Défaut dans la formation de l'image d'un point objet par un système optique (œil, lentille, prisme) en lumière monochromatique.

CONT

Les aberrations géométriques concernent aussi bien les instruments à miroirs que les instruments à lentilles. Les principales sont : l'aberration de sphéricité [...] la coma [...] l'astigmatisme [...] la courbure de champ [...] et la distorsion [...]

OBS

L'aberration sphérique, la coma, l'astigmatisme des faisceaux obliques et la courbure de champ sont des exemples d'aberrations monochromatiques.

Spanish

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