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Bolometer

A bolometer is a device for measuring radiant heat by means of a material having a temperature-dependent electrical resistance. It was invented in 1878 by the American astronomer Samuel Pierpont Langley.

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Principle of operation

Langley's bolometer

Applications in astronomy

Applications in particle physics

Applications in plasma physics

Microbolometers

Hot electron bolometer

Microwave measurement

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Bolometer

Nodes72
Edges71
Triples93
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027778
Components1

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Bolometer

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has application · 38
Bolometer → AdvACT, BICEP, Bolometers, Boomerang, Calorimeter, CMB-S4, ECRH, For, Given, Herschel Space Observatory, HFI, However, In, Infrared Astronomy, ITER, James Clerk Maxwell Telescope, LiteBIRD, Notable, Planck, Recent
related to Langley's bolometer · 16
Bolometer → By, Celsius, Dr, Electromagnetic, Fraunhofer, He, Houston Street, Langley, Langley's, Nikola Tesla, One, Thanks, The, This, West Point, Wheatstone
related to Principle of operation · 9
Bolometer → Bolometers, For, Metal, On, The, These, They, Today, When
related to Hot electron bolometer · 8
Bolometer → At, HEB, If, In, Phonons, Power, The, This
related to Microbolometers · 7
Bolometer → Different, Infrared, It, Larger, The, This, VOx
measured by · 6
Bolometer → After, DC, In, Joule, The, To
related to External links · 6
Bolometer → Dept, Introduction, NASA, Physics, Richards, UC Berkeley
see also · 2
Bolometer → The, ThermocoupleScintillating
is a · 1
Bolometer → device for measuring radiant heat by means of a material having a temperature-dependent electrical resistance

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radiation bolometers resistance used temperature electron thermal microwave element power use sensitive detectors also heat astronomy infrared silicon absorptive metal

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Bolometerhas applicationHerschel Space Observatory0.60section
Bolometerhas applicationJames Clerk Maxwell Telescope0.60section
Bolometerhas applicationStratospheric Observatory0.60section
Bolometerhas applicationInfrared Astronomy0.60section
Bolometerhas applicationSOFIA0.60section
Bolometerhas applicationRecent0.60section

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