Look up absorber in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In high energy physics experiments, an absorber is a block of material used to absorb some of the...

A shock absorber or damper is a mechanical or hydraulic device designed to absorb and damp shock impulses. It does this by converting the kinetic energy...

Absorbance is defined as "the logarithm of the ratio of incident to transmitted radiant power through a sample (excluding the effects on cell walls)"....

Energy absorber may refer to: A panel to absorb the radiant energy of sunlight to heat a fluid, such as solar hot water A bolometer, a device to convert...

A metamaterial absorber is a type of metamaterial intended to efficiently absorb electromagnetic radiation such as light. Furthermore, metamaterials are...

resonant absorbers are the Salisbury screen, the Jaumann absorber, the Dallenbach layer, crossed grating absorbers, and circuit analog (CA) absorbers. Broadband...

A regenerative shock absorber is a type of shock absorber that converts parasitic intermittent linear motion and vibration into useful energy, such as...

There are many types of oxygen absorbers available to cover a wide array of applications. The components of an oxygen absorber vary according to intended...

Absorbed dose is a dose quantity which is the measure of the energy deposited in matter by ionizing radiation per unit mass. Absorbed dose is used in...

pendulum absorber was not attached to the combustion engine but attached to a dual mass flywheel. The function of a centrifugal pendulum absorber is as with...

universe with a uniform absorber in a shell around a charge. As the charge moves relative to the absorber, it radiates into the absorber which "pushes back"...

pyramidal ferrite absorber for immunity test Rozanov, K. N. (August 2000). "Ultimate thickness to bandwidth ratio of radar absorbers". IEEE Transactions...

Absorber is the second studio album by the German techno and electro project of the Munich-based DJ and producer Florian Senfter a.k.a. Zombie Nation....

In solar thermal collectors, a selective surface or selective absorber is a means of increasing its operation temperature and/or efficiency. The selectivity...

Look up absorption, absorbed, absorbency, absorbent, or absorbs in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Absorption may refer to: Absorption (biology), digestion...

Friction disk shock absorbers or André Hartford dampers were an early form of shock absorber or damper used for car suspension. They were commonly used...

degradation (photo-oxidation) of a material. The absorbers can themselves degrade over time, so monitoring of absorber levels in weathered materials is necessary...

The key parameters for a saturable absorber are its wavelength range (where in the electromagnetic spectrum it absorbs), its dynamic response (how fast...

expensive. A shock absorber absorbs energy of sudden impulses or dissipate energy from the pipeline. For damper and dashpot, see Shock absorber An insulated...

A coherent perfect absorber (CPA), or anti-laser, is a device which absorbs coherent waves, such as coherent light waves, and converts them into some form...

Semiconductor saturable-absorber mirrors (SESAMs) are a type of saturable absorber used in mode locking lasers. Semiconductor saturable absorbers were used for...

A tuned mass damper (TMD), also known as a harmonic absorber or seismic damper, is a device mounted in structures to reduce mechanical vibrations, consisting...

Moisture sorption isotherm Solar air conditioning Oxygen scavenger (oxygen absorber) Sorbent Volatile corrosion inhibitor Cromer cycle Cohen, Alan P. (2003)...

Lever arm shock absorbers were the first form of hydraulic shock absorber or damper used for car suspension. They appeared in the 1930s and were most...

whereas a resonant absorber needs to be mechanically tuned to resonate in sympathy with the frequencies being absorbed, a porous absorber does not resonate...

Oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) was a method of measuring antioxidant capacities in biological samples in vitro. Because no physiological proof...

larger aperture than the absorber area. The aperture is typically in the form of a mirror that is focussed on the absorber, which in most cases are the...

An absorbable gelatin sponge is a sterile hemostatic agent composed of purified porcine-derived gelatin. In regional chemotherapy, absorbable gelatin sponge...

and thus an absorber with high photon stopping power and low heat capacity is desirable; a bismuth film is often employed. Any absorber should have low...

Many pigments and dyes can similarly have effects due to their ability to absorb UV-energy. Susceptibility to photo-oxidation varies depending on the chemical...