AN INTENSITY AND UNIFORMITY MONITOR FOR SOLAR SIMULATORS

Abstract

An experimental study of a portable intensity and uniformity monitor for solar simulators is presented. The monitor is a modified integrating sphere coated with MgO and utilizes a thermopile as the detector. The radiation wavelengths used in evaluating the monitor were generated by a carbon arc solar simulator. These data were obtained as a function of time, intensity, temperature, and uniformity. The theory and operation of the monitor employed in these experiments are discussed. A modification of this monitor for use as a reflectometer is also presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0633622

Entities

People

  • B. A. Mccullough
  • B. E. Dawson
  • Bobby E. Wood
  • R. C. Birkebak

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Calibration
  • Contracts
  • Detectors
  • Energy
  • Governments
  • Intensity
  • Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Reflectance
  • Reflectometers
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Surface Properties
  • Test Facilities
  • Thermopiles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Spectroscopy.