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The theoretical relationship between the coherence length and phase-front randomness is analysed using a Gaussian-Schell source and beam model for light propagating through a turbulent atmosphere. Computer results are given which show that partially coherent sources are less influenced by atmospheric turbulence than are coherent sources.
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Jiali Wu (1991) studied this question.
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