SECTIONS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Section 1
A Historical Perspective
1-1.
The First IR Thermometer
1-2.
Glass Manufacture Using Visual IR Temperature Measurement
1-3.
Newton Splits, Recombines White Light
1-4.
Herschel Discovers Infrared Radiation
1-5.
The Sidewinder Missile's IR Guidance System
1-6.
IR Optics for Missile Guidance
Section 2
Theoretical Development
2-1.
Radiation Energy Balance
2-2.
Spectral Distributions
2-3.
An Isothermal Blackbody Cavity
2-4.
Planck Prediction of Blackbody Emissive Power
2-5.
Soda-Lime Glass Spectral Transmittance
Section 3
IR Thermometers & Pyrometers
3-1.
Traditional Infrared Thermometer
3-2.
Effect of Non-Blackbody Emissivity on IR Thermometer Error
3-3.
Blackbody Radiation in the Infrared
3-4.
The ÔTwo-Color' IR Thermometer
3-5.
Beam-Splitting in the Ratio IR Thermometer
3-6.
Ratio Pyrometry Via a Filter Wheel
3-7.
Schematic of a Multispectral IR Thermometer
3-8.
Optical Pyrometry By Visual Comparison
3-9.
An Automatic Optical Pyrometer
3-10.
Relative Sensitivity of IR Detectors
3-11.
Typical Optical Systems
3-12.
IR Transmission of Optical Materials
3-13.
IR Transmission Characteristics
3-14.
Field of View
3-15.
Typical Narrow and Wide Angle Sighting Paths
3-16.
Microprocessor-Based IR Thermometer
3-17.
Surface Temperature Pyrometer
Section 4
Infared Thermocouples
4-1.
Thermocouple Operation
4-2.
Equivalent Thermocouple Circuits
4-3.
Typical Thermocouple Installation
4-4.
IR Thermocouple Output
Section 5
Fiber Optic Extensions
5-1.
Fiber Optic Probe Construction
5-2.
Typical IR Fiber Optic Probe
5-3.
Multipoint Pick-up Assembly
5-4.
Fiber Optic Cable Construction
Section 6
Linescanning & Thermography
6-1.
Linescanner Operation
6-2.
1-D Scans Composited Into a 2-D Image
6-3.
2-D Thermographic Camera
6-4.
The Stirling Cycle
6-5.
Spatial Resolution of a Thermographic Camera
Section 7
IR Thermometer Calibration
7-1.
A Spherical Blackbody Cavity
7-2.
Effective Emissivity of Spherical Cavities
7-3.
Typical Tungsten Lamp Filament
Section 8
Products & Applications
8-1.
Ambient Effects on IR Thermometer Accuracy
8-2.
Sighting on a Specular Surface
8-3.
Use of Shielding and Cooling
8-4.
Accessories for Furnace-Wall Installation
8-5.
Compensation for Elevated Ambient Temperatures
