Fig. 8
A gradient in the electron density perpendicular to the line-of-sight causes rays to be bent. The size of the angle which the rays are bent through depends on the frequency of the radiation. Low frequencies (dark line) are bent through a larger angle and so must travel along a longer path to reach the observer, delaying them with respect to higher frequencies (dashed line).
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