scintillometry

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noun

The use of scintillation to infer properties of a lens or a source

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Meanings

nounscintillometry (uncountable)
  1. uncountableastronomyThe use of scintillation to infer properties of a lens or a source

    We study the possibility to measure such an effect by space-based interferometers such as LISA and BBO, and also by astrophysical interferometers such as pulsar scintillometry..

    2016, Darsh Kodwani, Ue-Li Pen, I-Sheng Yang, “Supernova energy measurement with longitudinal gravitational memory effect”, in arXiv
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