Radiation Measurements by Means of a Radiometer,

Abstract

The principal parts of a radiometer (detector, diaphragms, and optics) are briefly described and a series of formulas are given to measure the stream of radiation as to distance from the source, angle of emission, and intensity. Thermocouples, bolometers, and phototubes are described as radiation detectors. The radiometer developed at the Prague Thermomechanics Institute is described in detail, with its copper-constantan thermocouple as sensor, copper block, and perforated constantan foil defined by a series of formulas. The process of calibrating this radiometer by means of an absolute black body is described, and indicated a ratio of equivalent 1.3 between real and theoretic values for sensitivity to electromotive force. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 19, 1969
Accession Number
AD0860354

Entities

People

  • K. Schovanec

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bolometers
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Detectors
  • Emission
  • Intensity
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Phototubes
  • Radiation
  • Radiometers
  • Sensitivity
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Thermocouples
  • Thermomechanics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.