Definition of Bolometers. Meaning of Bolometers. Synonyms of Bolometers

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Definition of Bolometers

Bolometer
Bolometer Bo*lom"e*ter, n. [Gr. ? a stroke, ray + -meter.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring minute quantities of radiant heat, especially in different parts of the spectrum; -- called also actinic balance, thermic balance. --S. P. Langley.

Meaning of Bolometers from wikipedia

- thermometer. Metal bolometers usually work without cooling. They are produced from thin foils or metal films. Today, most bolometers use semiconductor...
- Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2022-10-29. "Micro-Bolometers | Core Technologies | Technologies | SemiConductor Devices". www.scd.co...
- A scintillating bolometer (or luminescent bolometer) is a scientific instrument using particle physics in the search for events with low energy deposition...
- background applications. Some technologies used are HEMT, MMIC, SIS and bolometers. Experiments generally use elaborate cryogenic systems to keep the amplifiers...
- American aviation pioneer, astronomer and physicist who invented the bolometer. He was the third secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and a professor...
- S. P. (1880). "The bolometer". Proceedings of the American Metrological Society. 2: 184–190. Langley, S. P. (1881). "The bolometer and radiant energy"...
- University of Rome La Sapienza. The experiment uses bolometers for radiation detection. These bolometers are kept at a temperature of 0.27 kelvin. At this...
- export-restricted due to the military uses for this technology. Older bolometers or more sensitive models such as InSb require cryogenic cooling, usually...
- consistent and comparable values in units of the solar luminosity. While bolometers do exist, they cannot be used to measure even the apparent brightness...
- thermal resistance, vanadium(V) oxide finds use as a detector material in bolometers and microbolometer arrays for thermal imaging. It also finds application...