infrared detector

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infrared
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.frəˈred/us
/ˌɪn.frəˈred/
Infrared light is a type of light that feels warm but cannot ...
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detector
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈtek.tər/us
/dɪˈtek.tɚ/
a device used to find particular substances or things, or measure ...
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(Definition ofinfraredanddetectorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The analysis of products was performed using a gas chromatograph coupled to aninfrareddetectorand a quadrupole mass spectrometer.
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The individual units of ground stations often use aninfrareddetectorto assess the concentration of a certain gas.
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The key components are an infrared source, a light tube, an interference (wavelength) filter, and aninfrareddetector.
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At the receiver, the infrared signal strengths are measured by some form ofinfrareddetector.
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Since hotter objects emit more infrared energy than colder ones, it is relatively easy to identify them with aninfrareddetector, day or night.
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Aninfrareddetectoris protected from thermal background radiation outside its optical field of view.
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It is often alloyed with lead to make lead tin telluride, which is used as aninfrareddetectormaterial.
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They contain an infrared camera with a special solid-stateinfrareddetectorwhich must be cooled to cryogenic temperatures.
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The threat sensor can be either an artificial one, e.g., a solid-stateinfrareddetector, or the human sensory system (eye and/or ear).
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Alternatively, aninfrareddetectorcan be used.
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It also has infrared detectors and a small radar to detect humans.
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During the 1930s there was considerable development of infrared detectors among all of the major forces, but in practice these proved almost unusable.
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It is used in transistors, infrared detectors and thermal imagers, as well as magnetoresistive devices.
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Low rate initial production of certain infrared detectors began in 1991, with mass production beginning in 1994.
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