Remote radiation temperature sensor
Abstract
Abstract A SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT OF THE KING WHICH PRODUCES AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL WHICH IS A FUNCTION OF THE INTENSITY OF INCIDENT INFRARED RADIATION IS DISPOSED AT ONE END OF A THIN TUBULAR BODY HAVING A TIP AT THE OPPOSITE END WHICH MAY BE DISPOSED IN A HIGH TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENT. THE TIP HAS A CONICAL CONFIGURATION TO APPROXIMATE BLACKBODY CHARACTERISTICS AND EMITS THERMAL RADIATION TOWARDS THE DETECTOR THROUGH A SYSTEM OF COLLIMATORS AND LENSES WITHIN THE TUBE. IN ANOTHER EMBODIMENT, THE BODY OF THE DEVICE MAY BE A SOLID QUARTS OR SAPPHIRE ROD HAVING A CONICAL RADIATION OPAQUE TIP AT ONE END AND HAVING A CONCAVE OPPOSITE END TO DEFINE A FOCUSING LENS FOR DIRECTING INFRARED RADIATION ONTO THE DETECTOR ELEMENT.
Inventors
- 👤 James E Stewart
- 👤 Duane E Evans
- 👤 Gerald L Larson
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