Laser Keys Terms Test

Question 1

Chromophore

Answer 1

Target

Question 2

Photon

Answer 2

Elementary - Primary particle of light

Question 3

Ablation

Answer 3

Blowup/Remove/Cutout

Question 4

Photothermalysis

Answer 4

Light/heat/death

Question 5

Active Medium

Answer 5

When the light becomes a laser

Question 6

Controlled Light Source

Answer 6

Flash Lamp

Question 7

J/cm2

Answer 7

Jewels centimeter squared

Question 8

RF

Answer 8

Radio Frequency

Question 9

TRT

Answer 9

Thermal Relaxation Time

Question 10

EMS

Answer 10

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Question 11

LASER

Answer 11

Light Amplification by the Stimulation Emission of Radiation

Question 12

ELOS

Answer 12

Electric optic synergy

Question 13

Polychromatic

Answer 13

Wave with many colors

Question 14

Coherent

Answer 14

Waves traveling in unison

Question 15

Monochromatic

Answer 15

Wave with one color

Question 16

Photons traveling in multiple speeds and directions

Answer 16

Divergent

Question 17

Collimated

Answer 17

traveling parallel for a long distance

Question 18

Fluence

Answer 18

J/cm2

Question 19

Hz

Answer 19

Hertz

Question 20

Hertz

Answer 20

Repitition

Question 21

pulse width/pulse duration

Answer 21

ms

Question 22

Wavelength (nm)

Answer 22

measured from the top of one peak of a wave to the next peak

Question 23

Spot Size (mm)

Answer 23

point of impact

Question 24

Depth (um)

Answer 24

Amplitude

Question 25

STAR (Skin Reactions)

Answer 25

Scatter Transmission Absorption Reflection

Question 26

Scatter

Answer 26

Negative outcome or a Burn

Question 27

Absorption

Answer 27

Laser light loses its heat to the chromophore

Question 28

Reflection

Answer 28

Bounces off a surface

Question 29

Reflection

Answer 29

Laser beam bounces off a surface and is not absorbed by the chromophore

Question 30

ms

Answer 30

one thousandth of a second

Question 31

mm

Answer 31

one thousandth of a meter

Question 32

um

Answer 32

one millionth of a meter

Question 33

nm

Answer 33

one billionth of a meter