HANDBOOK OF MILITARY INFRARED TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

Contents: Introduction; Radiation theory, Artificial sources; Targets; Backgrounds; Atmospheric phenomena; Optical components; Optical materials; Optics; Optical systems; Detectors; Detector cooling systems; Film; Preamplifiers and associated circuits; Optical frequency-response techniques; Spatial frequency filtering; Control systems; System design; Infrared measuring instruments; Spacecraft thermal design; Aerodynamic influences on infrared system design; Physical constants and conversion factors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0646082

Entities

People

  • William L. Wolfe

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ceramic Materials
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Computational Science
  • Heat Energy
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Optical Correlators
  • Optical Materials
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Quantum Yields
  • Thermodynamics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects