Theoretical comparison of thermal contrast detected with thermal and quantum detector

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 441-450

  Aranda, Arturo ^a   Paez, Gonzalo ^a   Scholl, Michelle K ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ÓPTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Contrast in IR; Detected contrast; Emissivity; Gray body; IR imaging; Narcissus; Stray light

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DETECTORS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; INFRARED IMAGING; STANDARDS; STRAY LIGHT; TUMORS;

CONTRAST IN IR; DETECTED CONTRAST; EMISSIVITY; GRAY BODY; NARCISSUS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 20144384872     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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