Title :
Pyroelectric thermal image tube
Author :
Boot, H.A.H. ; Castledine, J.G.
Author_Institution :
Services Electronics Research Laboratory, Baldock, UK
Abstract :
An image tube based on the electron-mirror principle and with a pyroelectric target has been developed for operation in the 8¿14 ¿m-wavelength region. The sensitivity is sufficient to detect temperature differences in the scene of 1 deg K.
Keywords :
image convertors; infrared detectors; pyroelectricity; temperature measurement; IR detector; electron mirror principle; image convertor; pyroelectric thermal image tube; temperature measurement;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19740358
