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radiation pattern

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noun

  1. Also called: antenna pattern.  the graphic representation of the strength and direction of electromagnetic radiation in the vicinity of a transmitting aerial

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This new configuration closely matches the mysterious radiation pattern first seen by NASA's Fermi telescope, restoring dark matter as a strong candidate for explaining the Milky Way's glowing heart.

From Science Daily

By adjusting the relative intensity and delay of the light beams entering the two channels, remarkably, researchers consistently altered the light's radiation pattern outside the cavity.

From Science Daily

When played as an audible sound, the waves make an unmistakeable ‘chirp’ — a rapidly rising tone — followed by a ‘ringdown’, the radiation pattern from the merged black hole.

From Nature

“Some of that could be a radiation pattern effect,” he said, with the seismic waves being stronger in certain directions than others.

From New York Times