Report on the Chemical Treatment of Silver Chloride Sheets to Produce Filters Transmitting the Far Infra-Red

Abstract

Filters for transmitting the far infrared have been made by chemically treating rolled sheets of silver chloride to produce black powder films of silver sulphide or hard smooth films of silver sulphide. The optical properties of the filter have been measured, and it was found that suitable opacity at 1 or 2 u can be produced while high transmission at 9 to 12 u is maintained. The silver sulphide filters were found not to afford complete protection of the silver chloride from sunlight, but to afford sufficient protection to make them useful in many cases. Other films, chemically produced, are described. Only the silver sulphide films appear useful.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 03, 1944
Accession Number
AD1185031

Entities

People

  • Edward O. Hulburt
  • J. A. Sanderson
  • P. S. Smith

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chlorides
  • Gunpowder
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Optical Properties
  • Sulfides
  • Sunlight
  • Transmitting

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.