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from article Deep inelastic collisions

Deep inelastic collision between an electron and a proton, where the nucleon is viewed either (a) as a blob that breaks up or (b) as composed of quarks, one of which is ejected by elastic scattering with the electron.

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from article Nose cone

Flow about slender body.

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from article Nose cone

Flow about blunt body.

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from article Optical prism

Optical prism, consisting of a refracting medium bounded by two surfaces. Dispersion of light into its component colors is shown. (After W. J. Smith, Modern Optical Engineering, 3d ed., SPIE Press–McGraw-Hill, 2000)

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from article Optical prism

System of two Porro prisms, used to invert the image in traditional binoculars. (After R. E. Hopkins and R. Hanau, U.S. Military Handbook for Optical Design, republished by Sinclair Optics, 1987)

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from article Optical prism

Pentaprism, used in single lens reflex cameras. (a) Perspective view, showing how the prism deviates light through an angle of 90° without inverting or reverting the image. (b) Ray diagram. (After R. E. Hopkins and R. Hanau, U.S. Military Handbook…

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from article Optical prism

Set of two thin prisms, known as optical wedges, which can be used as an alignment device. (After P. R. Yoder, Jr., Non-image forming optical components, in Geometrical Optics, SPIE Proc., 531:206–220, 1985)

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from article Cogeneration system

Cogeneration topping-cycle system.

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from article Cogeneration system

Cogeneration bottoming-cycle system.

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from article Nuclear reactor

Boiling-water reactor. (1) The core inside the reactor vessel creates heat. (2) A liquid-steam mixture is produced when very pure water (reactor coolant) moves upward through the core, absorbing heat. (3) The liquid-steam mixture leaves the top of…