PRELIMINARY RADIOMETER CALIBRATION STUDY

Abstract

INFRARED RADIOMETERS ARE DISC SED. After an introductory description of radiometer system components, the effects of several factors on calibration are discussed. These include analysis of tracking error, effect of variation in sensitivity over the surface of a detector, atmosphericATTENUATION, NON-LINEAR RESPONSE AND NARROW BAND FILTERING. It is concluded that the indivi ual contributions to calibration error of these factors are small, but collectively they might be quite significant. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0261134

Entities

People

  • Frank W. Hoch

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calibration
  • Detectors
  • Filtration
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Radiometers
  • Sensitivity
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
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