Metal Fabricating Glossary
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beam quality
noun
Definition
- In lasers, the ratio between the actual focal point diameter and a theoretically perfect focal point diameter, usually expressed as a unitless value, M2, with the best value being 1.00; real-world values range from about 1.1 to 1.5.
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