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A comprehensive look at the theory of radiation thermometry used in the materials processing industries and remote sensing

Table of Contents

Preface

Glossary (Nomenclature)

1. Overview of Radiation Thermometry (Z.M. Zhang and G. Machin)

2. Temperature Fundamentals (G. Machin and B.K. Tsai)

3. Theory of Thermal Radiation and Radiative Properties (Z.M. Zhang and B.J. Lee)

4. Radiation Thermometer Designs (H.W. Yoon and G.P. Eppeldauer)

5. Calculation of Radiation Characteristics of Blackbody Radiation Sources (A.V. Prokhorov, L.M. Hanssen, and S.N. Mekhontsev)

6. Blackbody and other Calibration Sources (J. Hartmann, J. Hollandt, B. Khlevnoy, S. Morozova, S. Ogarev, and F. Sakuma)

7. Laser Optical and Photothermal Thermometry of Solids and Thin Films (Y. Liu and A. Mandelis)

Appendix A. Fundamental and Other Physical Constants

Index

About the Author

From 1993 until 2023 Benjamin Tsai worked as a physical scientist at NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) with research projects including the spectral irradiance scale, rapid thermal processing of semiconductor devices, heat flux, skin reflectance, UV exposure of reflectance standards, and photometry (measurement assurance program and research for luminous flux of LEDs).

Reviews

"This reviewer was impressed by the scope and depth of coverage afforded to this rapidly developing and very important class of measurement techniques. Non-contact temperature measurement has many applications, as it avoids contamination of the measured material, can handle extremely high temperatures, and can usually (but not always) be a nonintrusive measurement method. Many of the pitfalls common in application of radiation thermometry are pointed out in these volumes, and methods for avoiding the common errors in application are given. These volumes should be a part of the library of anyone using radiation thermometry in engineering applications."--International Journal of Thermophysics