Since infrared or heat radiation of wavelength longer than about one micron cannot be detected by visual or photographic means, physicists, besides pushing development of standard radiation detectors such as thermopiles and bolometers, have roamed far afield in their attempts to find new and more sensitive infrared detectors.

Topics
Thermopile, Electromagnetic radiation detectors, Thermodynamic states and processes, Physicists
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© 1948 American Institute of Physics.
1948
American Institute of Physics
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