ise9
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Post by ise9 on Sept 1, 2017 8:59:09 GMT -8
Hi! Does anyone know what specific wavelengths in the IR spectrum the Thor/Mars HD can detect?
I have contacted atn support several times but they are unable to provide me with an answer.
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Post by aleks530 on Sept 2, 2017 9:10:45 GMT -8
In no one! The device is designed to receive radiation, and not vice versa.
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texasken
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Post by texasken on Sept 2, 2017 13:41:27 GMT -8
As I think Alecks tried to relate, the Thor and Mars use a different technology and don't respond to light. They use temperature differentials to generate an image.
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Post by aleks530 on Sept 2, 2017 19:09:56 GMT -8
Thank you! You're right!
Unfortunately, the English language for me is "non-native".
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ise9
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Post by ise9 on Sept 3, 2017 16:51:34 GMT -8
Heat is infrared radiation that ranges from around 1 to 1000 microns in the electromagnetic spectrum. That's what's detected by thermal optics, hence the name FLIR (forward looking infrared) or IRV (infrared vision). www.atncorp.com/howthermalimagingworksThe reason I want to know the exact wavelengths it can see is that I want to make a protective germanium window for it. The coating needs to be tailored to let through specific wavelengths of IR. |
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Post by mrdirtbikerider on Mar 3, 2018 15:28:00 GMT -8
It picks up radiation in the long wave band. 8-12 micrometers.
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