ampguy
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It is a Long-Wave Infrared Sensor, real Thermal Imaging band. I used Inframetrics and Agema Thermal Imagers in the early 1980s. This is the 21st century, digital version.
"uncooled microbolometer Focal Plane Array" - No need for Liquid Nitrogen to operate.
"uncooled microbolometer Focal Plane Array" - No need for Liquid Nitrogen to operate.
bmattock
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ampguy said:
I suspect that's FIR, not NIR. More for looking at heat signatures on buildings and stuff, isn't it? I could be wrong, but that's what it looks like to me.
ampguy
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there are some examples on the site for medical and industrial use, any ideas on the price ranges of these?
These types of cameras run in the $5,000- $20,000 range. They are not cheap. This one is a thermal imager. Great for finding heat-loss in houses.
For near-infrared cameras, a Silicon CCD is sensitive to 11,000 Angtroms. You need to go to Gallium-Arsenide-Phosphate for deeper NIR, and other harder-to-make Sensing Elements to get past Near IR. Mercury, Lead, and Tin, etc.
For near-infrared cameras, a Silicon CCD is sensitive to 11,000 Angtroms. You need to go to Gallium-Arsenide-Phosphate for deeper NIR, and other harder-to-make Sensing Elements to get past Near IR. Mercury, Lead, and Tin, etc.