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Band Pass Filtersearch for term
An optical or detector filter which permits the passage of a narrow band of the total Spectrum. It excludes or is opaque to all other wavelengths.
Blackbodysearch for term
The perfect absorber of all radiant energy that strikes it. The blackbody is also a perfect emitter therefore, both its absorbance (A) and emissivity (ε) are unity. The blackbody radiates energy in predictable spectral distributions and intensities which are a function of the blackbody’s absolute temperature.
Bolometersearch for term
Thermal detector which changes its electrical resistance as a function of the radiant energy striking it.
 
 

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