Adjective : a submillimeter wave. From Dictionary.com.
From that down to a wavelength of about 300 microns, or a third of a millimeter, is what we call the submillimeter range. From Wordnik.com. [Universe Today] Reference
We're measuring in the submillimeter, which is a new frontier. From Wordnik.com. [Universe Today] Reference
"It detects short wavelengths known as submillimeter radiation," Tony told me as his beard iced up. From Wordnik.com. [Terra Incognita]
I'm suddenly excited about submillimeter astronomy!. From Wordnik.com. [Radio Astrochemistry] Reference
Planck will see longer wavelength light, from the submillimeter to microwave range. From Wordnik.com. [Herschel And Planck On Way To Study Our Cosmic Roots | Impact Lab] Reference
Herschel is an infrared/submillimeter space telescope, and Planck is a cosmic microwave background experiment. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference
Herschel will detect light that has gone largely unexplored until now, with wavelengths in the infrared and submillimeter range. From Wordnik.com. [Herschel And Planck On Way To Study Our Cosmic Roots | Impact Lab] Reference
Canada to build a large submillimeter and millimeter wave array of antennas to be placed in the Atacama Desert in Northern Chile. From Wordnik.com. [Riccardo Giacconi - Autobiography] Reference
The range of wavelengths that SOFIA can "see" is 0.3 microns to 1.6mm, meaning it's capable of taking images in the infrared and submillimeter. From Wordnik.com. [Airborne Observatory Passes Next Stage of Testing | Universe Today] Reference
This is the only surgical lab in the country using cameras with real-time capture -- with accuracy down to the submillimeter -- for medical research. From Wordnik.com. [Playing doctor: Learning about slips of the knife better on 'patients' than patients] Reference
Martin became a leader in the fields of submillimeter astronomy, cosmic and gamma rays, and measurements of the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation (CMB). From Wordnik.com. [Martin A. Pomerantz (12/17/1916 - 10/25/2008)] Reference
BLAST stands for balloon borne large aperture submillimeter telescope. From Wordnik.com. [Universe Today] Reference
Fraser Cain: Can you give me some background on the submillimeter spectrum?. From Wordnik.com. [Universe Today] Reference
ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter) Array, whose operations commence in 2012. From Wordnik.com. [Centauri Dreams] Reference
The SPT operates at submillimeter wavelengths, between microwaves and the infrared on the electromagnetic spectrum. From Wordnik.com. [Spaceflight Now] Reference
Indeed, it is the brightest known submillimeter galaxy, making it a natural target for the submillimeter Array (SMA). From Wordnik.com. [Scientific Blogging] Reference
So, a wavelength on the order of 100 microns, or a little bit longer than that, which puts it into the submillimeter range. From Wordnik.com. [Universe Today] Reference
The NRAO also is the North American partner in the international Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array (ALMA) project. From Wordnik.com. [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference
Along with the star formation, you have dust, and the dust absorbs the light from the stars and re-radiates it in the submillimeter. From Wordnik.com. [Universe Today] Reference
The SMA's uniquely high spatial resolution in the submillimeter allowed the team to measure comparatively small structures in these galaxies. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
There are a few ground-based telescopes that measure in the submillimeter, but we're the first ones to do it from near space, not quite space. From Wordnik.com. [Universe Today] Reference
Interferometer with submillimeter-wave receivers, which just might be able to produce an image of the event horizon when they're linked together. From Wordnik.com. [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference
Fraser: Now, if I understand correctly, the submillimeter is at the high end of the radio spectrum, and it's really good for looking at cold objects. From Wordnik.com. [Universe Today] Reference
These detectors are designed to localize the intra-body source in 3-dimensional space with submillimeter accuracy and to track its location in real time. From Wordnik.com. [Medgadget] Reference
"But we believe that this technique will be useful for micromanipulation of submillimeter objects or operating the movable parts of microfluidic devices.". From Wordnik.com. [Princeton University Top Stories] Reference
Fraser: And if I were able to swap out my eyes, and replace them with a set of submillimeter eyes, what would I be able to see if I looked up into the sky?. From Wordnik.com. [Universe Today] Reference
Their survey is the largest and deepest of its kind in submillimeter radiation and reveals over a hundred galaxies that are forming stars at a prodigious rate. From Wordnik.com. [Universe Today] Reference
These submillimeter galaxies are associated with the early formation of some of the most massive galaxies in the present-day Universe: giant elliptical galaxies. From Wordnik.com. [Universe Today] Reference
The image is the first taken of the black hole at submillimeter wavelengths, revealing the radio jets of subatomic particles being ejected at about half the speed of light. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
The galaxy, while heavily obscured by dust at visible wavelengths, emits prodigious amounts of light at submillimeter wavelengths (close to the radio region of the spectrum). From Wordnik.com. [Scientific Blogging] Reference
CHENNAI: The Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital here has introduced a new approach in cancer treatment designed to treat tumours anywhere in the body with submillimeter accuracy. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
However, very few examples of these very distant and very bright dusty sources have been found in submillimeter surveys, until the LESS collaboration completed their survey of a. From Wordnik.com. [Universe Today] Reference
The last I spoke with him, Andrew was energetically raising funds for a new submillimeter telescope, organizing conferences, and helping plan for a new theoretical physics center. From Wordnik.com. [Discover Blogs] Reference
These include the Expanded Very Large Array (EVLA) in New Mexico and the Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile. From Wordnik.com. [STREET KNOWLEDGE MEDIA] Reference
CCAT - Atacama 25m submillimeter telescope. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
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