Bessel beam

noun

A field of electromagnetic, acoustic or gravitational radiation whose amplitude is described by a Bessel function of the first kind.

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Meanings

nounBessel beam (plural Bessel beams)

plural Bessel beams

  1. A field of electromagnetic, acoustic or gravitational radiation whose amplitude is described by a Bessel function of the first kind.
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