Infrared radiation

If light is incident along the normal when it passes from air into glass it still slows down but its direction does not change – it passes straight through.

An infrared sensor (IR sensor) is a radiation-sensitive optoelectronic component with a spectral sensitivity in the infrared wavelength range 780 nm … 50 µm. IR sensors are now widely used in motion detectors, which are used in building services to switch on lamps or in alarm systems to detect unwelcome guests.

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Likewise, if light is incident along the normal when it passes from glass into air it still speeds up but its direction does not change – it passes straight through.

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The speed of light in air is very close to 300 000 000 m/s. which is nearly a million times faster than the speed of sound, which is 340 m/s. 300 000 000 m/s is often written as 3 x \(10^8\) m/s.

The next total solar eclipse to occur in the UK will be on 23 September 2090. It will be visible in Cornwall and much of the south coast of England and last 3 minutes and 36 seconds just minutes before sunset. Partial eclipse can be seen from parts of the UK on 10th June 2021, 25th October 2022, 8th April 2024 and the 29th March 2025.

The infrared sensor division produces custom-made components on more than 1.600 m² of clean room space – especially pyroelectrical infrared detectors – for clients worldwide. The product range includes analogue single and multi-channel detectors as well as digital multi-channel detectors (PyrIQ). The detectors are used, for example, in gas analysis, fire and flame sensors and spectroscopy.

A Pyroelectric detector is an infrared sensitive optoelectronic component which are specifically used for detecting electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range from 2 to 14 µm.

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A pinhole camera consists of a box or tube with a translucent screen at one end and a tiny hole (the pinhole) made in the other end. Light enters the box through the pinhole and an image is formed on the translucent screen. The image is upside down and smaller than the object.

The spectrum is produced because different colours of light travel at different speeds in glass.This means that each colour of light is refracted by a different amount when it enters the glass and when it leaves.

Pyroelectric detectors from InfraTec utilise their strengths in measurement technology particularly in the mid-infrared range, but can also be used for laser applications in UV as well as in the range of distant infrared radiation.

Notice that the ‘real’ rays, the ones leaving the object and the mirror, are shown as solid lines. The ‘virtual’ rays, the ones that appear to come from the image behind the mirror, are shown as dashed lines. Remember that each incident ray will obey the law of reflection.

An infrared sensor (IR sensor) is a radiation-sensitive optoelectronic component with a spectral sensitivity in the infrared wavelength range 780 nm … 50 µm. IR sensors are now widely used in motion detectors, which are used in building services to switch on lamps or in alarm systems to detect unwelcome guests.

Here are the seven colours of the spectrum listed in order of their frequency, from the lowest frequency to the highest frequency:

A mirror reflects light. It is made by putting a thin reflecting layer behind a piece of glass. The reflecting layer is often silver nitrate, held in place by a coat of paint. Most every day mirrors are flat and are called plane mirrors.

The angle of refraction is less than the angle of incidence. Therefore, when light travels from air into glass it bends towards the normal.

In a ray diagram, the mirror is often drawn as a straight line with thick hatchings. The side with the hatchings indicates the non-reflective side.

Infrared radiation was discovered around 1800 by Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel while trying to measure the temperature of the different colours of sunlight. For this purpose, he allowed sunlight to pass through a prism and placed thermometers in the individual colour ranges. He noticed that beyond the red end of the visible spectrum, the thermometer displayed the highest temperature. From the observed increase in temperature, he concluded that the solar spectrum continues beyond the visible red light.

When measuring the angle of incidence, i, or angle of reflection, r, it is important to place the zero line of the protractor along the normal. This will ensure that you measure the angle between the normal and the ray and not the angle between the mirror and the ray.

A Pyroelectric detector is an infrared sensitive optoelectronic component which are specifically used for detecting electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range from 2 to 14 µm.

A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon casts the darkest part of its shadow, called the umbra, on Earth. The Moon appears to cover the entire disk of the Sun. However, you only see a total solar eclipse if you are in a region covered by the Moon's full shadow, its umbra. Those outside the path in the partial shadow, or penumbra, see a partial eclipse.

This may cause a distorted image of the object, as occurs with rippling water, or no image at all. Each individual reflection still obeys the law of reflection, but the different parts of the rough surface are at different angles and so the reflected rays are not parallel.

One way to remember the order: ‘Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain’.These are the same colours seen in a rainbow. A rainbow is formed when sunlight shines through water. The tiny water droplets act as prisms, refracting each colour of the white light by a different amount, to produce the spectrum of light arched across the sky.

The principle of infrared thermography is based on the physical phenomenon that any body of a temperature above absolute zero (-273.15 °C) emits electromagnetic radiation. There is clear correlation between the surface of a body and the intensity and spectral composition of its emitted radiation. By determining its radiation intensity, the temperature of an object can thereby be determined in a non-contact way. This is based on a number of physical parameters.

Sources of infrared radiation are initially all objects, whereby their temperature is the most important parameter (temperature radiator, Planck's law of radiation). This is used in contactless temperature measurement, pyrometry. Intensity and spectral distribution also depend on the surface of the object, which is described with the emission factor. An ideal temperature radiator has a spectrally constant emission factor of 1 and is referred to as a black radiator. Commercially available radiators are mostly not black at all, but have an electrically heated cavity that allows the radiation to escape through a perforated screen. Physically, such a cavity is almost ideally "black", since it does not reflect any radiation (cavity radiation). Technically, however, it is easier to manufacture and also has much more long-term stability than an ideal black surface. Light bulbs are also thermal radiators. However, their upper wavelength is limited to about 4 µm due to the absorption of the glass bulb. Other sources of infrared radiation are LEDs and lasers. Their spectrum is usually limited to a small range that depends on the semiconductor material.

Remember: Angles of incidence and refraction are always measured between the normal and the ray of light. Make sure that the normal goes through the zero of the protractor.

300 000 000 m/s (or 300 million m/s) is approximately the same as 670 000 000 miles per hour (or 670 million miles per hour).

The precondition for a reliable temperature measurement is the use of the right infrared camera. As a specialist for thermography, InfraTec offers a complete range of different thermal imaging cameras for professional, universal use.

Infrared detectors (also called infrared sensors or pyroelectric detectors) are optoelectronic components and represent the core element of gas analyzers, flame sensors, devices of spectral analysis, as well as non-contact temperature measurement.

Beam splitters are optical components that split incoming radiation beams into various parts. The splitting can take place within a specific intensity ratio, according to various wavelengths or polarization orientations.

One advantage of pyroelectric detectors is the versatility of their applications. Detecting and analyzing gases and gas mixtures, investigating the material composition of organic and inorganic compounds, monitoring flames – all this is of great importance in a wide range of industries. Selected examples will help you to get to know some of the possible applications and, at best, to gain valuable ideas for solving your own measurement and testing tasks.

Infrared radiation is that part of the electromagnetic spectrum that is immediately adjacent to the red light of approx. 760 nm on the long-wave side of the visible spectrum and extends to a wavelength of approx. 1 mm.

Shadows are also formed because light travels in straight lines. When an object that will not allow light to pass through it (an opaque object) is placed in front of a light, a shadow is cast on the ground or a screen behind it. The object stops the light reaching the ground and the shadow is the shape of the object.

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Contact-free measurements of temperature spreads on object surfaces or of processes provide information about the progression of the process or the state of the object. Since thermography is an image-generating process, deviations from the standard, for example, can be detected immediately. This is essential, as even the smallest discrepancies can have a significant impact on functionality and quality.

The diagram shows refraction of light passing into, and then out of, a glass block. The same would happen for a Perspex block or for water.

In the third example, if a light ray travelling along the normal hits a mirror, it is reflected straight back along the normal, the way it came.

Beam splitters are optical components that split incoming radiation beams into various parts. The splitting can take place within a specific intensity ratio, according to various wavelengths or polarization orientations.

Infrared detectors (also called infrared sensors or pyroelectric detectors) are optoelectronic components and represent the core element of gas analyzers, flame sensors, devices of spectral analysis, as well as non-contact temperature measurement.

Compare the size of the angle of refraction, r, with the angle of incidence, i.Compare the size of the angle of emergence, e, with the angle of refraction, r.

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It is not unusual for tasks to be associated with special requirements. Discuss your specific application needs with our experienced engineers, receive further technical information or learn more about our additional services.

Well-known companies from all over the world use infrared thermography as a measurement method in the development of new products, temperature-controlled process automation and quality control. Universities, technical colleges and institutes use thermography systems from InfraTec for applications in science and education. The spectrum of reports in which our customers describe the concrete use of their cameras is correspondingly broad.

A non-luminous object does not give out its own light. We see it because it reflects the light from a luminous object, like the Sun or a candle, towards our eyes.

Light is a type of electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the eye. It travels as a transverse wave. Unlike a sound waves, light waves do not need a medium to pass through, they can travel through a vacuum.

The total shadow or umbra is the shadow's dark core. The partial shadow or penumbra is the lighter outer part of the shadow.

If a surface is rough, diffuse reflection happens. Instead of forming an image, the reflected light is scattered in all directions.

Our business unit infrared measurement technology is dealing with all fields of application that infrared thermography offers. The range of services includes the sale of thermal cameras up to delivering turn-key automation solutions.

By recognizing typical gas emissions in the MIR, which arise in the event of a fire, flames can be recognized selectively and very safely over long distances (flame detector, triple IR, IR3).

That means in one second light travels a distance of 300 000 000 m – which is about seven and half times around the world, in one second. Which is pretty fast! Not even Superman managed that. In fact, nothing can travel faster than the speed of light.

Infrared radiation (IR radiation for short or infrared light) describes electromagnetic waves in the spectral range between visible red light and longer-wave microwave radiation (also known as terahertz radiation). Infrared (IR, infrared light) has wavelengths λ between 780 nm and 1 mm, which corresponds to a frequency range from 300 GHz to 400 THz.

Classification of the infrared spectral range into bands is not clearly defined. The technical applications of NDIR gas analysis, flame spectroscopy and pyrometry often use the subdivision of NIR, SWIR, MWIR, LWIR and FIR. The CIE (International Commission on Illumination) and DIN 5031-7 propose a division into bands IR-A, IR-B and IR-C.

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In the second half of the 19th century, it became known that heat radiation and other electromagnetic waves, such as visible light or radio waves, were similar in nature. This was followed by the discovery of the laws of radiation by KIRCHHOFF, STEFAN, BOLTZMANN, WIEN and PLANCK.

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A virtual image is an image from which rays of light appear to diverge, and do not actually pass through. A virtual image cannot be formed on a screen.

A pinhole camera is another good example of the fact that light travels in straight lines. They can be useful to look at the image of a dazzling object such as the Sun which you should never look at directly. Forming an image on the screen makes watching an eclipse safe.

The angle of emergence is greater than the angle of refraction. Therefore, when light travels from glass into air it bends away from the normal.

When white light passes through a prism it can be split up into its colours. The band of colours seen is called the spectrum of white light.

The absorption bands of numerous gases lie in the mid-infrared range from 2.5 to 13 µm. The concentrations of gases such as CO2, CO, NOx, ozone and hydrocarbons (alkanes, refrigerants, halogen and aromatic hydrocarbons) can be measured by determining the characteristic radiation absorption using thermal sensors (pyroelectric detector and thermopile). The use of ATR infrared spectroscopy (ATR - attenuated total reflection) enables, among other things, the measurement of gases in liquid media.

The greater the change of speed of light at a boundary, the greater the refraction. Light is bent more by glass than by water because glass is denser than water and so slows it down more.

If a light ray hits the mirror with an angle of incidence of 45°, it will be reflected with an angle of reflection of 45°.

An eclipse of the Sun, or Solar Eclipse, occurs when a new Moon passes directly between the Sun and the Earth, blocking out the Sun's rays and casting a shadow on regions of the Earth. As a result, daylight briefly turns to darkness.