Which definition of scintillation applies?
Definitions of scintillation on the Web:
* (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when
it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
* twinkle: a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
* a brilliant display of wit
* glitter: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
* the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of
the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
* Scintillation or twinkling are generic terms for rapid
variations in apparent brightness or color of a distant luminous
object viewed through the atmosphere.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scintillation_(astronomy)
* Scintillating scotoma is the most common visual aura preceding
migraine and was first described by 19th century physician Hubert Airy
(1838–1903).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scintillation_(medicine)
* Scintillation is a fluctuation in the amplitude of a target on a
radar display. It is closely related to target glint, or wander, an
apparent displacement of the target from its mean position. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scintillation_(radar)
* Scintillation is a flash of light produced in a transparent
material by an ionization event. See scintillator and scintillation
counter for ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scintillation_(physics)
* A flash of light; a spark; The twinkling of a star caused by
turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere; The flash of light produced by a
phosphor ...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scintillation
* scintillate - give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"
* scintillate - sparkle: reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble
sparkled on the hillside"
* scintillate - twinkle: emit or reflect light in a flickering
manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single
star?"
* scintillate - physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a
charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced"
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
* scintillating - brilliantly clever; "scintillating wit"; "a play
full of scintillating dialogue"
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Rubens Kuhl<rube...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 12:33 AM, Ed Spoon - Computer Sales & Services,
> Inc.<ed.sp...@cssla.com> wrote:
>> So, what causes this crazy loss on all of my 'longer' 5.8 links after
>> dark/overnight? Temp drop? Contraction? Condensation? Moonbeams?
>
> Likely to be scintillation.
>
>
> Rubens
>
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