Amici prism
English
editEtymology
editNamed after the astronomer Giovanni Battista Amici.
Noun
editAmici prism (plural Amici prisms)
- A kind of compound dispersive prism used in spectrometers, consisting of two triangular prisms in contact, with the first typically made from a medium-dispersion crown glass, and the second from a higher-dispersion flint glass.