interferometer
noun
in·ter·fer·om·e·ter
ˌin-tər-fə-ˈrä-mə-tər 
ˌin-tə-,
-ˌfi-ˈrä-
: an apparatus that utilizes the interference of waves (as of light) for precise determinations (as of distance or wavelength)
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However, with two LIGO interferometers in different regions of the United States and one European gravitational wave interferometer (VIRGO) outside Pisa, Italy, careful timing of the wavefront’s arrival at multiple detectors allows astronomers to triangulate the direction of the signal.
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IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2019
In the quantum Cheshire cat experiments, a weak measurement is made along a path in the interferometer, the paths then merge, and the emerging particles are measured with an ordinary detector.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2024
Its movement during this time, and thus the force imparted to it by the evaporation of its surface, was tracked by a laser interferometer placed on the far side of the disk from the X-ray source.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024
Along one path of the interferometer, a weak measurement of the particle’s position can be taken and, along the other, its spin.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2019
In the quantum Cheshire cat experiments, a weak measurement is made along a path in the interferometer, the paths then merge, and the emerging particles are measured with an ordinary detector.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2024
Its movement during this time, and thus the force imparted to it by the evaporation of its surface, was tracked by a laser interferometer placed on the far side of the disk from the X-ray source.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024
Along one path of the interferometer, a weak measurement of the particle’s position can be taken and, along the other, its spin.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2024
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interferometer
noun
in·ter·fer·om·e·ter
ˌint-ə(r)-fə-ˈräm-ət-ər
-ˌfir-ˈäm-
: an instrument that uses the interference of waves (as of light) for making exact measurements (as of wavelength)
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interferometer
noun
in·ter·fer·om·e·ter
ˌint-ə(r)-fə-ˈräm-ət-ər, -ˌfir-ˈäm-
: an instrument that utilizes the interference of waves (as of light) for precise determination especially of wavelength, spectral fine structure, indices of refraction, and very small linear displacements
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