Author:Naidoo, Darryl; Mafusire, C; Forbes, ADate:Jul 2009An optical aberration is a distortion of an image as compared to the object due to defects in an optical systemRead more
Author:Mafusire, C; Forbes, A; Michaelis, MM; Snedden, Glen CDate:Jun 2008If a heated pipe is rotated about its axis, a density gradient is formed which results in the pipe acting as a graded index lens. In this study the authors revisit the concept of a spinning pipe gas lens and for the first time analyse both ...Read more
Author:Mafusire, C; Forbes, ADate:Nov 2013When the walls of an open-ended horizontal steel pipe are heated before the pipe is rotated along its axis, the exchange of the expelled heated air with the incoming cooler air, sucked in along the axis, results in a medium capable of focusing ...Read more