Sentences with phrase «reflect infrared laser»

Inside a stainless steel chamber, LIGO technicians examine the surface of one of the test mass mirrors that will reflect infrared laser light to measure the effect of gravity waves.

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The global maps were created from data obtained by an instrument called the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA), which bounces an infrared laser beam off the surface and calculates the distance from the spacecraft by measuring the time it takes to detect the reflected pLaser Altimeter (MOLA), which bounces an infrared laser beam off the surface and calculates the distance from the spacecraft by measuring the time it takes to detect the reflected plaser beam off the surface and calculates the distance from the spacecraft by measuring the time it takes to detect the reflected pulse.

The pulses emitted from near - infrared lasers can also better penetrate through tree canopies to reflect off the ground, which is a necessary measurement for determining the height of trees.

The cutting laser on a laser cutter is an infrared beam, as it cuts through the surface of the material there is a moment where it is reflected off the material and the Wiimote is able to detect the location of the cut.