radiation pattern

British

noun

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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What remained was compared with the radiation pattern predicted by the Károlyházy model.

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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.

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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.

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Electromagnetic waves generally propagate out from a source in all directions, sometimes forming a complex radiation pattern.

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