Publisher description for Radiometry and the detection of optical radiation / Robert W. Boyd.
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Presents a treatment of fundamental aspects of the generation, transfer and detection of optical and infra-red radiation. Emphasis placed on practical aspects of radiometry in detection. Discusses formal principles of radiometry, signal-to-noise considerations in the detection of optical radiation, and the operation of various radiation detectors. Includes tables and graphs of blackbody functions.
Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Nonionizing radiation Measurement, Optical detectors, Radiation, Non-Ionizing, Radiometry