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Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: numerical aperture
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Definition: the sine of the vertex angle of the largest cone of meridional rays that can enter or leave an optical system or element, multiplied by the refractive index of the medium in which the vertex of the cone is located


Publication date:1991-10
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