ERIC Number: EJ931794
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jul
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Detecting an Extended Light Source through a Lens
Litaker, E. T.; Machacek, J. R.; Gay, T. J.
European Journal of Physics, v32 n4 p1107-1116 Jul 2011
We present a Monte Carlo simulation of a cylindrical luminescent volume and a typical lens-detector system. The results of this simulation yield a graphically simple picture of the regions within the cylindrical volume from which this system detects light. Because the cylindrical volume permits large angles of incidence, we use a modification of the thin-lens approximation for ray tracing. We compare simulation results with concepts from imaging optics, and comment on implications for experimental design. (Contains 4 footnotes and 8 figures.)
Descriptors: Research Design, Monte Carlo Methods, Optics, Computation, Light, Science Instruction, Simulation, Science Experiments
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