PEAK RAY DEFLECTION
— µrad
Derived from refractive-index gradientMEAN TRANSMITTANCE
— %
Virtual knife-edge apertureAIR REFRACTIVITY
— ×10⁻⁴
Refractivity at ambient temperature02 / IMAGING SENSOR
SENSOR A / LIVEKnife-edge projection
IMAGE CONTRAST
Density gradients deflect the collimated beam. The knife edge converts angular deflection into intensity.
SHADOW LIGHT
03 / DEFLECTION ANALYSIS
y = 0mTransverse ray profile
−1.0mTRANSVERSE POSITION (z)+1.0m