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Infrared
Rabu, 2026-08-12 19:45:16

Infrared (IR; sometimes called infrared light) is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than that of visible light but shorter than...

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Infrared spectroscopy
Selasa, 2026-08-11 18:22:35

Infrared spectroscopy (IR spectroscopy or vibrational spectroscopy) is the measurement of the interaction of infrared radiation with matter by absorption...

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Infrared divergence
Senin, 2025-05-26 09:29:44

In physics, an infrared divergence (also IR divergence or infrared catastrophe) is a situation in which an integral, for example a Feynman diagram, diverges...

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Infrared (disambiguation)
Senin, 2026-04-27 11:00:33

Look up infrared in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Infrared is electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than those of visible light, extending...

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Forward-looking infrared
Senin, 2026-04-13 09:07:26

Forward-looking infrared (FLIR) cameras, typically used on military and civilian aircraft, use a thermographic camera that senses infrared radiation. The...

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Thermography
Rabu, 2026-08-12 19:57:52

Infrared thermography (IRT), also known as thermal imaging, is a measurement and imaging technique in which a thermal camera detects infrared radiation...

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Infrared photography
Sabtu, 2026-08-15 23:36:27

In infrared photography, the photographic film or image sensor used is sensitive to infrared light. The part of the spectrum used is referred to as near-infrared...

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Infrared heater
Sabtu, 2026-07-25 13:34:42

An infrared heater or heat lamp is a heating appliance containing a high-temperature emitter that transfers energy to a cooler object through electromagnetic...

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Infrared excess
Sabtu, 2024-05-18 02:04:29

An infrared excess is a measurement of an astronomical source, typically a star, that in their spectral energy distribution has a greater measured infrared...

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Infrared thermometer
Minggu, 2026-02-15 22:44:25

An infrared thermometer is a thermometer which infers temperature from a portion of the thermal radiation, sometimes called black-body radiation, emitted...

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Infrared sauna
Kamis, 2026-08-13 05:34:22

An infrared sauna uses infrared heaters to emit infrared light experienced as radiant heat which is absorbed by the surface of the skin. Infrared saunas...

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Passive infrared sensor
Rabu, 2026-05-13 02:24:01

A passive infrared sensor (PIR sensor) is an electronic device that measures infrared (IR) radiation emitted by objects in its field of view. They are...

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Infrared vision
Rabu, 2025-04-09 14:19:04

Infrared vision or thermal vision may refer to: Thermography, a process where a thermal camera captures and creates an image of an object by using infrared...

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Far infrared
Jumat, 2026-01-30 04:57:08

Far infrared (FIR) or long wave refers to a specific range within the infrared spectrum of electromagnetic radiation. It encompasses radiation with wavelengths...

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Infrared countermeasure
Kamis, 2026-08-06 04:36:02

An infrared countermeasure (IRCM) is a device designed to protect aircraft from infrared homing ("heat seeking") missiles by confusing the missiles' infrared...

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Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
Minggu, 2026-08-16 08:58:25

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) is a technique used to obtain an infrared spectrum of absorption or emission of a solid, liquid, or gaseous...

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Infrared homing
Senin, 2026-07-20 12:37:04

Infrared homing is a passive weapon guidance system which uses the infrared (IR) light emission from a target to track and follow it seamlessly. Missiles...

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Directional Infrared Counter Measures
Jumat, 2025-11-21 08:41:43

Directional Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) are a class of anti-missile systems produced to protect aircraft from infrared homing missiles, primarily...

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Electromagnetic spectrum
Rabu, 2026-08-05 02:08:15

each band. From low to high frequency these are: radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays. The electromagnetic...

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Thermal infrared spectroscopy
Senin, 2026-06-15 10:43:51

Thermal infrared spectroscopy (TIR spectroscopy) is the subset of infrared spectroscopy that deals with radiation emitted in the infrared part of the...

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Infrared astronomy
Selasa, 2026-08-04 17:51:16

Infrared astronomy is a sub-discipline of astronomy which specializes in the observation and analysis of astronomical objects using infrared (IR) radiation...

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List of infrared clusters
Jumat, 2026-07-24 06:54:14

This is a list of infrared clusters. An infrared cluster is a type of star cluster only visible in infrared light. List of open clusters Lists of astronomical...

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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Minggu, 2026-08-16 07:31:35

(shortened as the Roman Space Telescope, Roman, NGRST, or RST) is a NASA infrared space telescope whose construction was completed on 25 November 2025, and...

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Infrared search and track
Minggu, 2026-05-24 20:11:51

An Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system (sometimes called infrared sighting and tracking) detects and tracks objects that emit infrared radiation,...

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Near-infrared spectroscopy
Minggu, 2026-08-16 13:06:40

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a spectroscopic method that uses the near-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum (from 780 nm to 2500 nm)...

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Infrared cluster
Minggu, 2026-08-09 21:13:53

An infrared cluster is a type of star cluster only visible in infrared light. Prominent examples include the Quintuplet Cluster, Arches Cluster and central...

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Infrared blaster
Rabu, 2025-09-03 18:22:31

An infrared blaster (IR blaster) is a device that relays commands from a remote control to one or more devices that require infrared remote control. For...

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Infrared window
Sabtu, 2026-04-18 10:23:40

The infrared atmospheric window is an atmospheric window in the infrared spectrum where there is relatively little absorption of terrestrial thermal radiation...

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Haz Al-Din
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 10:51:43

He is active as a livestreamer on YouTube, Twitch, and Kick under the Infrared brand, which he uses for political discussion and debates. Al-Din espouses...

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Brown dwarf
Jumat, 2026-07-24 23:30:36

wavelengths, emitting most of their light in the infrared. However, with the advent of more capable infrared detecting devices, thousands of brown dwarfs...

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Infrared sensing in snakes
Selasa, 2026-08-11 23:31:06

The ability to sense infrared thermal radiation evolved independently in three different groups of snakes, consisting of the families of Boidae (boas)...

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Infrared lamp
Selasa, 2024-12-03 23:22:54

Infrared lamps are electrical devices which emit infrared radiation. Infrared lamps are commonly used in radiant heating for industrial processes and...

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Infrared (film)
Senin, 2026-08-10 10:00:25

Infrared is a 2022 American found footage horror film that was written and directed by Robert Livings and Randy Nundlall Jr., both of whom also starred...

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Mid-Infrared Instrument
Kamis, 2025-12-11 04:28:24

Mid-Infrared Instrument, is an instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope. MIRI is a camera and a spectrograph that observes mid to long infrared radiation...

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Far-infrared laser
Sabtu, 2024-05-11 23:50:41

Far-infrared laser or terahertz laser (FIR laser, THz laser) is a laser with output wavelength in between 30 and 1000 μm (frequency 0.3-10 THz), in the...

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Infrared cirrus
Jumat, 2024-05-17 09:51:58

Infrared cirrus or galactic cirrus are galactic filamentary structures seen in space over most of the sky that emit far-infrared light. The name is given...

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Infrared safety
Kamis, 2024-04-11 04:35:49

especially asymptotically free quantum field theories, an observable is infrared safe if it does not depend on the low energy/long distance physics of the...

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Infrared telescope
Kamis, 2025-10-30 15:02:23

An infrared telescope is a telescope that uses infrared light to detect celestial bodies. Infrared light is one of several types of radiation present...

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Night-vision device
Senin, 2026-07-06 17:40:54

near-infrared light into visible light which can then be seen by humans; this is known as I2 (image intensification). By comparison, viewing of infrared thermal...

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Electromagnetic radiation
Minggu, 2026-08-16 18:52:41

(inversely proportional to wavelength), ranging from radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, to gamma rays. All forms of EMR travel...

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Infrared signature
Selasa, 2024-10-15 12:25:08

Infrared signature, as used by defense scientists and the military, is the appearance of objects to infrared sensors. An infrared signature depends on...

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Infrared Processing and Analysis Center
Kamis, 2026-02-19 05:54:50

The Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC) provides science operations, data management, data archives and community support for astronomy and...

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Luminous infrared galaxy
Selasa, 2026-06-02 00:08:22

Luminous infrared galaxies or LIRGs are galaxies with luminosities above 1011 L☉. They are also referred to as submillimeter galaxies (SMGs) through their...

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Infrared (EP)
Selasa, 2025-05-13 08:52:29

Infrared is a 2016 extended play by American singer Dawn Richard. Kevin Lozano of Pitchfork Media rated this EP a 7.7 out of 10, concluding, "in the 14...

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Remote control
Kamis, 2026-08-20 11:18:13

Present-day remote controls are commonly consumer infrared devices which send digitally coded pulses of infrared radiation. They control functions such as power...

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Infrared cleaning
Selasa, 2026-06-30 00:05:51

Infrared cleaning is a technique used by some film scanners and flatbed scanners to reduce or remove the effect of dust and scratches upon the finished...

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Functional near-infrared spectroscopy
Selasa, 2026-07-28 17:34:31

Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), sometimes referred to as NIRS or Optical Topography (OT), is an optical brain monitoring technique which...

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Space-Based Infrared System
Senin, 2026-01-26 17:55:53

Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) is a United States Space Force system intended to meet the United States' Department of Defense infrared space surveillance...

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Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
Rabu, 2026-07-15 11:31:41

The Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was an 80/20 joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to construct and...

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Infrared Roses
Selasa, 2026-07-14 18:54:10

Infrared Roses is a live album by American rock band the Grateful Dead. It was released on November 1, 1991, through Grateful Dead Records. The album is...

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Cosmic infrared background
Minggu, 2025-12-07 22:53:54

Cosmic infrared background is infrared radiation caused by stellar dust. Recognizing the cosmological importance of the darkness of the night sky (Olbers'...

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Astronomy
Jumat, 2026-08-14 15:47:21

nuclei. Infrared astronomy detects infrared radiation with wavelengths longer than red visible light, outside the range of our vision. The infrared spectrum...

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James Webb Space Telescope
Rabu, 2026-08-19 06:01:12

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope designed to conduct infrared astronomy. It is the largest telescope in space, and is equipped with high-resolution...

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Flare (countermeasure)
Minggu, 2026-03-22 08:35:27

A flare or decoy flare is an aerial infrared countermeasure used by an aircraft to counter an infrared homing ("heat-seeking") surface-to-air missile or...

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Flipper Zero
Senin, 2026-08-03 03:25:01

cables. Infrared and iButton PCB – a small board equipped with an infrared receiver (TSOP-75338) and three infrared LEDs for transmitting infrared signals...

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IrDA
Jumat, 2026-08-07 03:21:49

IrDA is a wireless standard designed for data transmission using infrared (IR). Infrared ports for this purpose have been implemented in portable electronic...

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Infrared fixed point
Jumat, 2026-07-31 12:02:52

In physics, an infrared fixed point is a set of coupling constants, or other parameters, that evolve from arbitrary initial values at very high energies...

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Infrared detector
Sabtu, 2025-10-04 08:32:13

An infrared detector is a detector that reacts to infrared (IR) radiation. The two main types of detectors are thermal and photonic (photodetectors)....

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Infrared sensing in vampire bats
Sabtu, 2026-05-16 02:08:12

Vampire bats have developed a specialized system using infrared-sensitive receptors on their nose-leaf to prey on homeothermic (warm-blooded) vertebrates...

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Unidentified infrared emission
Kamis, 2026-01-22 15:09:50

The unidentified infrared emission (UIR or UIE) bands are infrared discrete emissions from circumstellar regions, interstellar media, star-forming regions...

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Cassini–Huygens
Selasa, 2026-08-11 12:59:44

scan platform had to be removed from the plans. NASA provided the VIMS infrared counterpart, as well as the Main Electronic Assembly, which included electronic...

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Infrared compact catalogue
Sabtu, 2025-12-27 20:52:38

astronomy, infrared compact or IRc designations refer to objects in several astronomical catalogues. The first is a list of near-infrared sources in the...

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Index of infrared articles
Jumat, 2025-10-03 01:43:38

Infrared grill Infrared heater Infrared homing Infrared horizon-scanning Infrared interactance Infrared lamp Infrared laser Infrared light Infrared mammography...

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RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
Selasa, 2026-08-18 01:27:36

The RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) is a small, lightweight, infrared homing surface-to-air missile in use by the German, Japanese, Greek, Turkish...

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Infrared open-path detector
Minggu, 2024-01-28 12:26:12

Infrared open-path gas detectors send out a beam of infrared light, detecting gas anywhere along the path of the beam. This linear 'sensor' is typically...

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Infrared interferometer spectrometer and radiometer
Senin, 2024-04-01 18:36:32

An infrared interferometer spectrometer and radiometer (IRIS) is a scientific instrument of the Voyager space probes which enables the measurement of three...

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Infrared gas analyzer
Sabtu, 2025-08-09 03:22:55

An infrared gas analyzer measures trace gases by determining the absorption of an emitted infrared light source through a certain air sample. Trace gases...

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Infrared spectroscopy correlation table
Kamis, 2026-05-21 18:22:57

An infrared spectroscopy correlation table (or table of infrared absorption frequencies) is a list of absorption peaks and frequencies, typically reported...

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Infrared Sightings
Kamis, 2026-02-19 23:56:59

Infrared Sightings is a video by the Grateful Dead, consisting of computer animation and other imagery set to music from their album Infrared Roses. It...

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Very Large Telescope
Jumat, 2026-05-08 03:28:16

8-metre (5.9 ft) apertures. The VLT is capable of observing both visible and infrared wavelengths. Each individual telescope can detect objects that are roughly...

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Infrared Science Archive
Rabu, 2026-04-01 19:09:42

The Infrared Science Archive (IRSA) is the primary archive for the infrared and submillimeter astronomical projects of NASA, the space agency of the United...

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Mount Wilson Observatory
Kamis, 2026-08-06 04:30:58

detectors and lasers to make larger interferometers possible again. The Infrared Spatial Interferometer (ISI), run by an arm of the University of California...

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Dune: Part Two
Selasa, 2026-08-18 23:12:31

in visual presentation, such as shooting partially in black-and-white infrared light. Dune: Part Two's soundtrack was composed by German composer Hans...

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Night vision
Senin, 2026-03-23 06:00:42

(such as near-infrared or ultraviolet radiation). Some animals such as the mantis shrimp and trout can see using much more of the infrared and/or ultraviolet...

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Infrared Array Camera
Senin, 2026-08-03 18:23:51

The Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) was an infrared camera system on the Spitzer Space Telescope which operated in the mid-infrared spectrum. It was composed...

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Cutoff (physics)
Kamis, 2025-07-17 07:44:23

portions of a calculation for low energies (infrared) and high energies (ultraviolet), respectively. An infrared cutoff (long-distance cutoff) is the minimal...

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M band (infrared)
Selasa, 2026-06-23 09:42:56

In infrared astronomy, the M band is an atmospheric transmission window centered on 4.8 micrometres (in the mid-infrared). Glass, I. S., ed. (1999), "Photometry"...

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Infrared Space Observatory
Kamis, 2026-05-14 18:44:26

The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) was a space telescope for infrared light designed and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), in cooperation...

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L band (infrared)
Sabtu, 2026-04-11 07:50:03

L-band is a name used for a fixed range of infrared frequencies. The definition of the range depends on the application, with different bands used for...

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Mobile infrared transmitter
Minggu, 2026-04-26 23:24:41

A mobile infrared transmitter (MIRT) is an electronic traffic preemption device that city buses and emergency vehicles use to control the traffic control...

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Beacon
Rabu, 2026-06-10 02:45:01

bongsu ceremony, which historically signaled emergencies. Infrared strobes and other infrared beacons have increasingly been used in modern combat when...

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K band (infrared)
Sabtu, 2025-09-27 05:11:07

In infrared astronomy, the K band is an atmospheric transmission window centered on 2.2 μm (in the near-infrared 136 THz range). HgCdTe-based detectors...

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Touchscreen
Jumat, 2026-08-14 01:25:30

built for this purpose. These touchscreens had a crossed array of 16×16 infrared position sensors, each composed of an LED on one edge of the screen and...

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Smoke screen
Senin, 2025-12-01 00:30:25

in new forms; they can screen in the infrared as well as visible spectrum of light to prevent detection by infrared sensors or viewers, and they are also...

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Remote infrared audible signage
Sabtu, 2025-09-06 18:46:31

Remote infrared audible signage (RIAS) was developed by Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute (as Talking SignsR) so that print-disabled people, such...

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Infrared cut-off filter
Selasa, 2026-06-16 20:30:34

Infrared cut-off filters, sometimes called IR filters or heat-absorbing filters, are designed to reflect or block near-infrared wavelengths while passing...

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United States Air Force Infrared Sky Surveys
Minggu, 2025-12-28 20:52:19

objects radiate primarily in the infrared, so it was natural to try to detect their infrared signatures. However the infrared appearance of a rocket being...

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Quantum well infrared photodetector
Rabu, 2026-08-12 03:03:33

A quantum well infrared photodetector (QWIP) is an infrared photodetector, which uses electronic intersubband transitions in quantum wells to absorb photons...

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Diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy
Sabtu, 2024-05-11 04:15:03

Diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) is an infrared spectroscopy sampling technique used on powder samples without prior...

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Infrared Physics and Technology
Minggu, 2021-12-12 09:51:27

Infrared Physics and Technology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Elsevier devoted to the publication of new experimental and theoretical...

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H band (infrared)
Kamis, 2025-10-09 03:21:23

In infrared astronomy, the H band refers to an atmospheric transmission window centred on 1.65 micrometres with a Full width at half maximum of 0.35 micrometres...

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Nondispersive infrared sensor
Jumat, 2025-11-07 15:28:23

A nondispersive infrared sensor (or NDIR sensor) is a simple spectroscopic sensor often used as a gas detector. It is non-dispersive in the sense that...

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Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment
Kamis, 2025-11-06 23:24:40

Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment (DIRBE) was an experiment on NASA's COBE mission, to survey the diffuse infrared sky. Measurements were made with...

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Airborne visible/infrared imaging spectrometer
Minggu, 2026-05-10 09:11:41

The airborne visible/infrared imaging spectrometer (AVIRIS) is the second in a series of imaging spectrometer instruments developed at the Jet Propulsion...

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Electromagnetic absorption by water
Rabu, 2026-08-19 13:29:39

for absorption in the microwave and far-infrared, vibrational transitions in the mid-infrared and near-infrared. Vibrational bands have rotational fine...

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STS-51-F
Selasa, 2026-05-05 22:22:03

helium-cooled infrared telescope (IRT) was also flown on this mission, and while it did have some problems, it observed 60% of the galactic plane in infrared light...

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Betelgeuse
Kamis, 2026-08-20 06:01:42

first-magnitude star. Betelgeuse is the brightest star in the night sky at near-infrared wavelengths. Its Bayer designation is α Orionis, Latinised to Alpha Orionis...

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Laser direct infrared imaging
Rabu, 2025-05-07 00:21:32

Laser direct infrared imaging (LDIR) is an infrared microscopy architecture that utilizes a tunable Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) as the IR source. This...

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NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
Jumat, 2026-08-14 11:57:42

The NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (NASA IRTF) is a 3.2-meter (10 ft) telescope optimized for use in infrared astronomy and located at the Mauna Kea...

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Barbecue grill
Senin, 2026-07-20 00:32:04

periods. [citation needed] Infrared grills work by igniting a gas fuel to heat a ceramic tile, causing it to emit infrared radiation by which the food...

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Radiation
Rabu, 2026-07-22 10:59:32

electromagnetic radiation consisting of photons, such as radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma radiation (γ) particle radiation...

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Atmospheric infrared sounder
Sabtu, 2026-04-18 22:17:22

The atmospheric infrared sounder (AIRS) is one of six instruments flying on board NASA's Aqua satellite, launched on May 4, 2002. The instrument is designed...

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Active thermography
Senin, 2026-06-22 22:11:33

its external excitation. This principle can be used also for non-contact infrared non-destructive testing (IRNDT) of materials. The IRNDT method is based...

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Adaptiv
Jumat, 2026-07-31 20:40:30

to protect military vehicles from detection by far infrared night vision devices, providing infrared stealth. It consists of an array of hexagonal Peltier...

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Gornergrat Infrared Telescope
Sabtu, 2023-07-29 02:25:03

The Telescopio InfraRosso del Gornergrat (TIRGO), or the Gornergrat Infrared Telescope, was located on the northern tower of the Kulm Hotel at Gornergrat...

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Low-level laser therapy
Selasa, 2026-08-04 08:46:43

activity. The light sources expose cells to low-levels of red and near infrared light (compared to other forms of laser therapy). LLLT makes use of the...

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Infrared Spatial Interferometer
Jumat, 2025-12-26 18:11:32

The Infrared Spatial Interferometer (ISI) is an astronomical interferometer array of three 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) telescopes operating in the mid-infrared. The...

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Galaxy
Kamis, 2026-08-20 05:09:03

transparent to far-infrared, which can be used to observe the interior regions of giant molecular clouds and galactic cores in great detail. Infrared is also used...

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Common Infrared Countermeasures program
Selasa, 2026-08-11 08:30:52

Common Infrared Countermeasures program, is a United States Army initiative intended to develop a lightweight, low-cost and modular laser-based infrared protection...

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NIRCam
Selasa, 2025-07-22 19:47:06

NIRCam (Near-InfraRed Camera) is an instrument aboard the James Webb Space Telescope. It has two major tasks, as an imager from 0.6 to 5 μm wavelength...

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Susceptor
Minggu, 2026-07-19 06:46:08

electromagnetic energy and convert it to heat (which in some cases is re-emitted as infrared thermal radiation). The electromagnetic energy is typically radiofrequency...

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J Majik
Sabtu, 2026-04-04 01:22:32

Wax label, and now runs his own label, Infrared. He also makes music under the names Innervisions and Infrared. Goldie Adam F Danny J DJ Hype Hatiras...

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Infrared Riding Hood
Kamis, 2025-07-03 05:27:43

Infrared Riding Hood is the fourth and final studio album by the American rock band Tad, released in 1995 on EastWest/Elektra Records. It was the follow-up...

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Spitzer Space Telescope
Selasa, 2026-06-30 09:07:33

The Spitzer Space Telescope, formerly the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), was an infrared space telescope that was active between 2003 and 2020...

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Satellite temperature measurement
Selasa, 2026-08-11 21:08:32

temperature of broad vertical layers of the atmosphere. Measurements of infrared radiation pertaining to sea surface temperature have been collected since...

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IRIS-T
Senin, 2026-07-20 19:31:40

The IRIS-T (infrared imaging system tail/thrust vector-controlled) is a short range infrared homing air-to-air missile. It is also called AIM-2000. The...

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Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper
Senin, 2026-06-08 11:59:25

Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) is an instrument on the Juno spacecraft in orbit of the planet Jupiter. It is an image spectrometer and was contributed...

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List of largest infrared telescopes
Selasa, 2025-09-16 19:48:01

The largest infrared telescopes for infrared astronomy are listed in terms of diameter of primary mirror. The infrared spectrum with its longer wavelength...

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Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer
Rabu, 2026-05-13 06:15:34

Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE, observatory code C51, Explorer 92 and MIDEX-6) was a NASA infrared astronomy space telescope in the Explorers...

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Optical filter
Jumat, 2026-04-03 18:50:46

(only). Infrared-passing filters are used to block visible light but pass infrared; they are used, for example, in infrared photography. Infrared cut-off...

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Far-infrared astronomy
Minggu, 2023-09-17 18:10:03

Far-infrared astronomy is the branch of astronomy and astrophysics that deals with objects visible in far-infrared radiation (extending from 30 μm towards...

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Solar cell
Minggu, 2026-08-16 11:52:41

producing solar power, they can be used as a photodetector (for example infrared detectors), to detect light or other electromagnetic radiation near the...

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Infrared multiphoton dissociation
Selasa, 2026-08-11 23:31:05

Infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) is a technique used in mass spectrometry to fragment molecules in the gas phase usually for structural analysis...

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Visible spectrum
Senin, 2026-08-10 11:27:18

some authors define the term more broadly, to include the ultraviolet and infrared parts of the electromagnetic spectrum as well, known collectively as optical...

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Mariner 9
Senin, 2026-06-01 12:03:51

main atmospheric component. The Infrared Radiometer (IRR) measured surface and atmospheric temperatures using infrared radiation. It worked on a wavelength...

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Multispectral imaging
Senin, 2026-01-05 15:38:45

including light from frequencies beyond the visible light range (i.e. infrared and ultraviolet). It can allow extraction of additional information the...

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Microscopy
Minggu, 2026-08-16 04:31:15

term infrared microscopy refers to microscopy performed at infrared wavelengths. In the typical instrument configuration, a Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer...

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Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared
Rabu, 2026-01-21 02:16:54

Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (NG-OPIR) is a missile warning constellation being developed in the United States as the replacement for its...

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QW missile
Rabu, 2026-07-29 16:06:23

MANPADS, which are infrared guided, the QW-3 utilizes a unique semi-active laser (SAL) homing system, which is highly resistant to infrared countermeasures...

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Glassblower's cataract
Senin, 2026-03-23 22:08:39

occupational exposure. They are formed by many years or decades of exposure to infrared radiation while working in the occupation of glass blowing, or working...

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Two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy
Senin, 2026-03-30 14:05:19

Two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy (2D IR) is a nonlinear infrared spectroscopy technique that has the ability to correlate vibrational modes in condensed-phase...

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Wyoming Infrared Observatory
Rabu, 2026-07-15 11:36:50

The Wyoming Infrared Observatory (WIRO) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Wyoming. It is located on Jelm Mountain...

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IRAS
Jumat, 2026-05-08 21:08:15

The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (Dutch: Infrarood Astronomische Satelliet) (IRAS) was the first space telescope to perform a survey of the entire night...

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Full-spectrum photography
Rabu, 2026-08-05 06:45:12

practice, specialized broadband/full-spectrum film captures visible and near infrared light, commonly referred to as the "VNIR". Modified digital cameras can...

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United Kingdom Infrared Telescope
Jumat, 2026-08-14 11:58:27

Telescope (UKIRT) is a 3.8 metre (150 inch) infrared reflecting telescope, the second largest dedicated infrared (1 to 30 micrometres) telescope in the world...

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Laser tag
Sabtu, 2026-07-25 17:01:03

recreational shooting sport where participants use infrared-emitting light guns to tag designated targets. Infrared-sensitive signaling devices are commonly worn...

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J band (infrared)
Kamis, 2025-02-06 15:49:33

In infrared astronomy, the J band refers to an atmospheric transmission window (1.1 to 1.4 μm) centred on 1.25 micrometres (in the near-infrared). Betelgeuse...

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Near-infrared window in biological tissue
Kamis, 2026-01-15 20:14:40

The near-infrared (NIR) window (also known as optical window or therapeutic window) defines the range of wavelengths from 650 to 1350 nanometre (nm) where...

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Night-vision contact lens
Senin, 2026-03-02 12:36:20

also known as an infrared-converting contact lens, is a type of soft contact lens that uses nanoparticles to convert near-infrared light into visible...

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Telecommand
Selasa, 2025-06-24 16:42:08

carrier wave can be by ultrasound, infra-red or other electromagnetic means. Infrared light makes up the invisible section of the electromagnetic spectrum. This...

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Infrared point sensor
Rabu, 2025-05-07 11:48:08

An infrared point sensor or point infrared (IR) detector is a type gas detector that uses infrared absorption at specific wavelengths to detect changes...

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NIRSpec
Jumat, 2026-06-12 18:55:21

The NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) is one of the four scientific instruments flown on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The JWST is the follow-on...

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Webb's First Deep Field
Senin, 2026-04-06 14:10:52

image of the early universe ever taken. Captured by the telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), the image combined different images taken with multiple...

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Color confinement
Sabtu, 2026-05-16 04:48:29

In quantum chromodynamics (QCD), color confinement or infrared slavery, is the phenomenon that color-charged particles (such as quarks and gluons) cannot...

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2nd Space Warning Squadron
Jumat, 2026-06-05 03:57:23

Colorado. It operates the Space-Based Infrared System satellites conducting global monitoring for significant infrared events. The squadron's mission is to...

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Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
Sabtu, 2026-05-16 09:19:13

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is a sensor designed and manufactured by the Raytheon Company on board the polar-orbiting Suomi National...

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FG 1250
Kamis, 2026-07-09 20:21:05

Zielgerät FG 1250 (driving and aiming device FG 1250) was a German active infrared night-vision device mounted on tanks and other armored vehicles. It was...

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Odin-OSIRIS
Senin, 2025-03-10 16:34:16

OSIRIS (Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imager System) is an instrument that measures vertical profiles of spectrally dispersed, limb scattered sunlight...

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Meteosat visible and infrared imager
Jumat, 2025-07-18 05:41:33

The Meteosat visible and infrared imager (or MVIRI) is the scientific instrument package on board the seven Meteosat first-generation geostationary meteorological...

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Calcium triplet
Sabtu, 2025-09-13 21:35:56

The infrared Ca II triplet, commonly known as the calcium triplet, is a triplet of three ionised calcium spectral lines at the wavelengths of 8498 Å, 8542 Å...

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2MASS
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 05:36:01

All-Sky Survey (2MASS) was an astronomical survey of the whole sky in infrared light. It took place between 1997 and 2001, in two different locations:...

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Flame detector
Minggu, 2025-03-30 09:23:39

created from the near IR images. Infrared (IR) or wideband infrared (1.1 μm and higher) flame detectors monitor the infrared spectral band for specific patterns...

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Mount Abu InfraRed Observatory
Rabu, 2026-07-15 11:19:59

The Mount Abu InfraRed Observatory (MIRO) is an astronomical observatory located near Mount Abu in the state of Rajasthan, India. The observatory is at...

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OH-Suppressing Infrared Integral Field Spectrograph
Sabtu, 2025-12-27 13:54:56

OSIRIS (OH-Suppressing Infrared Integral Field Spectrograph) is an integral field spectrograph for the Keck I telescope in Hawaii. As an integral field...

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Infrared and thermal testing
Rabu, 2026-07-01 09:38:54

Infrared and thermal testing refer to passive thermographic inspection techniques, a class of nondestructive testing designated by the American Society...

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Infrared Space Systems Directorate
Senin, 2025-03-31 14:10:33

States Air Force's Infrared Space Systems Directorate is located at Los Angeles Air Force Base. Current and former designations: Infrared Space Systems Directorate...

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SN 2010jl
Jumat, 2026-07-31 21:47:46

million light-years (48.9±3.4 Mpc) away from the Solar System. It showed an infrared excess which lasted for almost 13 years. 2010jl was discovered during the...

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Wide Field Infrared Explorer
Sabtu, 2026-04-18 22:45:04

Wide-field Infrared Explorer (WIRE, also Explorer 75 and SMEX-5) was a NASA satellite launched on 5 March 1999, on the Pegasus XL launch vehicle into polar...

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C band (infrared)
Senin, 2026-06-22 21:11:06

In infrared optical communications, C-band (C for "conventional") refers to the wavelength range 1530–1565 nm, which corresponds to the amplification range...

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People counter
Rabu, 2026-03-04 08:52:54

Examples include simple manual clickers, smart-flooring technologies, infrared beams, thermal imaging systems, Wi-Fi trackers and video counters using...

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VNIR
Senin, 2026-08-03 03:53:17

The visible and near-infrared (VNIR) portion of the electromagnetic spectrum has wavelengths between approximately 400 and 1100 nanometers (nm). It combines...

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Chemical oxygen iodine laser
Sabtu, 2026-01-24 05:06:53

A chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL) is a near–infrared chemical laser. As the beam is infrared, it cannot be seen with the naked eye. It is capable of...

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Photography
Jumat, 2026-08-14 05:22:25

and infrared lead to new artistic visions. Modified digital cameras can detect some ultraviolet, all of the visible and much of the near infrared spectrum...

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LANTIRN
Senin, 2026-07-27 04:31:08

LANTIRN (Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night) is a combined navigation and targeting pod system for use on the United States Air Force...

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Surface-mount technology
Selasa, 2026-06-30 10:01:11

number of techniques for reflowing solder. One is to use infrared lamps; this is called infrared reflow. Another is to use a hot gas convection. Another...

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William Hoffmann (scientist)
Kamis, 2025-08-21 23:53:28

pioneering work in the field of balloon-borne far-infrared astronomy and discovery of far-infrared radiation from Galactic Center; successful construction...

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Dyson sphere
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 20:07:31

Freeman Dyson in his 1960 paper "Search for Artificial Stellar Sources of Infrared Radiation". Dyson speculated that such structures would be the logical...

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Motion detector
Jumat, 2026-07-24 01:39:04

wide use: Passive infrared (PIR) sensors are sensitive to a person's skin temperature through emitted black-body radiation at mid-infrared wavelengths, in...

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Herbig–Haro object
Jumat, 2026-08-07 09:48:13

dust and gas, and can only be detected at infrared wavelengths. Such objects, when observed in near-infrared, are called molecular hydrogen emission-line...

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Vantablack
Senin, 2026-07-27 18:18:47

vertically aligned nanotube arrays, including NanoLab and Santa Barbara Infrared. The first orders were delivered in July 2014. In 2015, production was...

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Great Red Spot
Jumat, 2026-08-07 13:52:24

the thermal infrared mapping result. To develop a model of the internal structure of the GRS, the Cassini instrument Composite Infrared Spectrometer...

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Face ID
Minggu, 2026-08-09 09:41:35

grid of small infrared dots onto a user's face, a module called the flood illuminator that shines infrared light at the face, and an infrared camera that...

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Pillars of Creation
Selasa, 2026-08-18 13:46:47

photograph Infrared image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2014 Near-infrared taken by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2022 JWST's mid-infrared view...

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Reflow oven
Jumat, 2025-01-31 06:43:24

the PCBs being processed at the time. In infrared reflow ovens, the heat source is normally ceramic infrared heaters above and below the conveyor, which...

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Hemoencephalography
Kamis, 2025-08-14 20:28:34

of the brain. Both approaches to hemoencephalography, near infrared and passive infrared, are indirect measures of neural activity based on neurovascular...

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Vega
Kamis, 2026-07-30 23:58:41

from the direction of one of these poles. Based on observations of more infrared radiation than expected, Vega appears to have a circumstellar disk of dust...

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Infrared dark cloud
Minggu, 2026-08-09 14:11:39

infrared dark cloud (IRDC) is a cold, dense region of a giant molecular cloud. They can be seen in silhouette against the bright diffuse mid-infrared...

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KP-SAM Chiron
Minggu, 2026-07-19 00:42:37

and adverse weather capabilities, a two-colour (IR/UV) infrared seeker to aid in negating infrared countermeasures (IRCM) and a proximity-fuse warhead....

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Landsat 8
Rabu, 2026-08-19 20:27:25

comprises the camera of the Operational Land Imager (OLI) and the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS), which can be used to study Earth surface temperature and...

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ASM-135 ASAT
Minggu, 2026-08-09 22:37:34

detector was spun, the infrared target's position could be measured as it crossed the strips in the sensor's field of view. The MHV infrared detector was cooled...

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Ralph (New Horizons)
Selasa, 2026-06-02 21:08:32

Horizons spacecraft, which was launched in 2006. Ralph is a visible and infrared imager and spectrometer to provide maps of relevant astronomical targets...

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Teledyne FLIR
Selasa, 2026-06-16 06:23:55

FLIR LLC, formerly FLIR Systems Inc, (an acronym for "forward-looking infrared"), a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies since January 2021, specializes...

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Insulated glazing
Selasa, 2026-08-18 21:42:45

reflective or colored coatings to reduce insolation, and coatings to reflect infrared. Low emissivity glass (low E glass) is a commercially available option...

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Body fat percentage
Sabtu, 2026-07-11 20:10:08

(December 1984). "A new approach for the estimation of body composition: infrared interactance" (PDF). The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 40 (6):...

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Light
Senin, 2026-08-10 07:26:32

frequencies of 750–420 terahertz. The visible band sits adjacent to the infrared (with longer wavelengths and lower frequencies) and the ultraviolet (with...

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IrMC
Jumat, 2022-02-11 17:18:31

IrMC or Infrared Mobile Communications was an early infrared synchronisation standard for mobile devices that was created and/or pioneered by Ericsson...

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Non-ionizing radiation
Selasa, 2026-05-19 07:46:06

the atmosphere, particularly oxygen. Near ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, microwave, radio waves, and low-frequency radio frequency (very low frequency...

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Herschel Space Observatory
Sabtu, 2026-08-15 13:14:10

Space Agency (ESA). It was active from 2009 to 2013, and was the largest infrared telescope ever launched until the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope...

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Facial recognition system
Rabu, 2026-08-19 13:15:31

using a "Flood Illuminator", which is a dedicated infrared flash that throws out invisible infrared light onto the user's face to get a 2d picture in...

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Normalized difference vegetation index
Kamis, 2026-07-02 14:33:55

calculated from spectrometric data at two specific bands: red and near-infrared. The spectrometric data is usually sourced from remote sensors, such as...

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Keum-Shik Hong
Kamis, 2026-08-20 07:01:47

oxy-hemoglobin and deoxy-hemoglobin using near-infrared light is called the functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), and can also be employed to...

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Nikon D2H
Senin, 2026-01-19 08:01:45

sensitivities versus the D2H The D2H series has a relatively weak infrared (IR) filter, allowing infrared photography with the use of an IR bandpass filter, but...

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Chemiluminescence
Selasa, 2026-06-30 07:40:38

NO2) to yield NO2 In chemical kinetics, infrared chemiluminiscence (IRCL) refers to the emission of infrared photons from vibrationally excited product...

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NOAA-21
Sabtu, 2026-08-15 01:01:26

over NOAA's legacy infrared sounder — High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS) and is meant to be a counterpart to the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding...

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George H. Rieke
Jumat, 2026-07-31 07:07:16

George Henry Rieke (born January 5, 1943), a noted American infrared astronomer, is former Deputy Director of the Steward Observatory and Regents Professor...

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Fourier (crater)
Kamis, 2026-05-28 08:42:51

slumped slightly along the edge forming a shelf near the perimeter. The infrared spectrum of pure crystalline plagioclase has been identified on the southeast...

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Lyman-break galaxy
Rabu, 2026-08-19 15:14:41

astronomy and in infrared astronomy has allowed the use of this technique at lower and higher redshifts using ultraviolet and near-infrared filters. The Lyman-break...

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Kodak High-Speed Infrared
Minggu, 2025-03-23 08:51:41

Kodak High-Speed Infrared film, also known as Kodak HIE, was a popular black-and-white infrared photographic film from Kodak. The film was sensitive to...

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Mariner 6 and 7
Sabtu, 2026-05-09 01:05:30

Mariner 6 and 7 infrared radiometer observations helped to trigger a scientific revolution in Mars knowledge. The Mariner 6 and 7 infrared radiometer results...

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Vampire bat
Senin, 2026-08-10 12:12:48

histology to the infrared receptor of infrared-sensing snakes, which are the only other known vertebrates capable of detecting infrared radiation (namely...

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Neptune
Jumat, 2026-08-07 00:44:59

aurorae; however, these observations were limited in time and did not contain infrared. Subsequent astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have not glimpsed...

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Sagittarius A*
Sabtu, 2026-07-25 00:25:44

is influenced by the black hole can be observed. The observed radio and infrared energy emanates from gas and dust heated to millions of degrees while falling...

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LIRC
Minggu, 2025-08-10 04:24:36

software portal LIRC (Linux Infrared remote control) is an open source package that allows users to receive and send infrared signals with a Linux-based...

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Apple Remote
Senin, 2026-02-02 05:33:24

October 2005 by Apple Inc. for use with a number of its products with infrared capability. It was originally designed to control the Front Row media center...

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UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey
Jumat, 2026-03-20 10:17:25

UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey or UKIDSS is an astronomical survey conducted using the WFCAM wide field camera on the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope...

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Galileo (spacecraft)
Rabu, 2026-05-20 13:21:24

The despun section's instruments included the camera system; the near infrared mapping spectrometer to make multi-spectral images for atmospheric and...

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Helix Nebula
Senin, 2026-08-17 01:27:21

temperature of 120,000 Kelvin and has an apparent magnitude of 13.5. A mid-infrared excess suggest a disk with a size of 35 to 150 AU, formed from Kuiper-belt...

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Spectrophotometry
Senin, 2025-10-20 08:04:20

spectrophotometry is most commonly applied to ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation, modern spectrophotometers can interrogate wide swaths of the...

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MIRACL
Rabu, 2026-03-11 19:22:24

MIRACL, or Mid-Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser, is a directed energy weapon developed by the US Navy. It is a deuterium fluoride laser, a type of chemical...

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AT-1K Raybolt
Jumat, 2026-07-31 10:29:25

Defense & Aerospace (LIG D&A). It has fire-and-forget capability using an infrared imaging seeker and has a tandem-warhead to defeat explosive reactive armor...

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Thermal radiation
Rabu, 2026-08-12 07:40:26

dipole oscillation. At room temperature, most of the emission is in the infrared (IR) spectrum, though above around 525 °C (977 °F) enough of it becomes...

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Great Observatories program
Selasa, 2026-08-18 01:50:58

electromagnetic spectrum: gamma rays, X-rays, visible and ultraviolet light, and infrared light. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) primarily observes visible light...

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Telescope
Selasa, 2026-08-18 01:51:41

telescopes were invented, including radio telescopes in the 1930s and infrared telescopes in the 1960s. The word telescope was coined in 1611 by the Greek...

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4-bit computing
Minggu, 2026-08-09 01:53:32

bit, 1-chip microcomputer". Other typical uses include coffee makers, infrared remote controls, and security alarms. The processor in Barbie typewriters...

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Deep Near Infrared Survey of the Southern Sky
Jumat, 2026-03-20 10:18:04

The Deep Near Infrared Survey of the Southern Sky (DENIS) was a deep astronomical survey of the southern sky in the near-infrared and optical wavelengths...

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William Coblentz
Jumat, 2026-07-31 10:14:49

September 15, 1962) was an American physicist notable for his contributions to infrared radiometry and spectroscopy. William Coblentz was born in North Lima, Ohio...

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Day and night camera
Kamis, 2024-03-21 02:40:33

illumination. A day and night camera has special lenses that allow infrared emission produced by infrared LEDs and reflected from objects to go through and reach...

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Multi-spectral camouflage
Selasa, 2026-08-04 07:53:54

also tries to simultaneously hide objects from detection methods such as infrared, radar, and millimetre-wave radar imaging. Among animals, both insects...

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Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy
Minggu, 2026-05-24 03:41:55

The Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by SAGE Publishing in partnership with Optica. It was...

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Suomi NPP
Jumat, 2026-08-14 21:55:14

the sensitive cryo radiators of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) and Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) instruments. A regulated 28...

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Sombrero Galaxy
Sabtu, 2026-08-15 14:47:50

the Sombrero galaxy's molecular gas is constrained to the ring. Based on infrared spectroscopy, the dust ring is the primary site of star formation within...

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Calorescence
Senin, 2025-04-28 22:01:30

Calorescence is a term describing the process whereby matter absorbs infrared radiant energy and emits visible radiant energy in its place. For example...

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Cat's Eye Nebula
Jumat, 2026-08-14 03:24:24

light from the central star and re-radiates it at infrared wavelengths. The spectrum of the infrared dust emission implies that the dust temperature is...

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Maunakea Observatories
Senin, 2026-08-17 01:38:25

any ground-based telescope, Gerard Kuiper began seeking an arid site for infrared studies. While he first began looking in Chile, he also made the decision...

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Absorption spectroscopy
Senin, 2026-08-17 08:50:08

sample and, in many cases, to quantify the amount of the substance present. Infrared and ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy are particularly common in analytical...

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Indium antimonide
Minggu, 2026-01-18 07:03:52

group used in infrared detectors, including thermal imaging cameras, FLIR systems, infrared homing missile guidance systems, and in infrared astronomy. Indium...

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Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package
Jumat, 2025-09-19 03:41:28

learn about the local subsurface. In addition to the mole, HP3 includes an infrared radiometer (HP3-RAD) mounted to the landing platform, also contributed...

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Thermometer
Minggu, 2026-08-16 09:31:14

bulb of a mercury-in-glass thermometer or the pyrometric sensor in an infrared thermometer) in which some change occurs with a change in temperature;...

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Soldering
Sabtu, 2026-07-25 16:05:07

or a pipe that needs to be soldered. Fiber focus infrared soldering is technique where many infrared sources are led through fibers, then focused onto...

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Anza (missile)
Kamis, 2025-11-27 23:17:19

man-portable surface-to-air missiles produced by Pakistan. Guided by an infrared homing seeker, the Anza is used for short range air defence. The Anza is...

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Photometer
Minggu, 2026-04-12 08:50:36

spectroscopy to calculate the concentration of substances in a solution, infrared spectroscopy to study the structure of substances, and atomic absorption...

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Near-infrared vein finder
Sabtu, 2025-08-02 10:37:04

Near-infrared vein finder are medical devices used to try to increase the ability of healthcare providers to see veins. They use near-infrared light reflection...

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Nemesis (hypothetical star)
Senin, 2026-06-29 03:50:07

earlier findings based on small samples were statistical artifacts. The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) failed to discover Nemesis in the 1980s....

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Greenhouse effect
Rabu, 2026-08-12 04:04:09

1901. The greenhouse effect on Earth is defined as: "The infrared radiative effect of all infrared absorbing constituents in the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases...

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Boeing 747SP
Jumat, 2026-08-14 09:20:45

710 mi). One 747SP was modified into the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). The last example was delivered in 1987; some were converted...

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Large Ultraviolet Optical Infrared Surveyor
Sabtu, 2026-06-13 15:18:29

The Large Ultraviolet Optical Infrared Surveyor, commonly known as LUVOIR (/luːˈvwɑːr/), is a multi-wavelength space telescope concept being developed...

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Microbolometer
Kamis, 2026-05-28 01:25:09

is a specific type of bolometer used as a detector in a thermal camera. Infrared radiation with wavelengths between 7.5–14 μm strikes the detector material...

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GOES 13
Senin, 2026-08-17 23:44:02

EWS-G1 (Electro-optical Infrared Weather System Geostationary) is a weather satellite of the U.S. Space Force, formerly GOES-13 (also known as GOES-N before...

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Space heater
Minggu, 2026-08-09 23:30:30

often designed such that the frequency of the emitted waves are in the infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum. The materials used in radiant heaters...

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Nintendo Game Card
Selasa, 2026-07-28 00:03:16

lacking native infrared support, certain titles made use of this type of communication function using game cards with their own infrared transceiver. These...

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Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Earth
Jumat, 2026-07-03 06:39:54

greenhouse gases such as methane increase the absorption and emission of infrared radiation by the atmosphere. This has led to a rise in average global temperature...

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IRrelevant Astronomy
Kamis, 2026-04-09 00:01:31

relevant to Spitzer. The "IR" in the title stands for "infrared", making the title refer to "infrared-relevant astronomy." The first episode launched on January...

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Eta Carinae
Senin, 2026-07-27 10:36:19

η Carinae is the brightest source in the night sky at mid-infrared wavelengths. Far infrared observations show a large mass of dust at 100–150 K, suggesting...

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Man-portable air-defense system
Rabu, 2026-08-12 10:26:47

aircraft flying at 6,100 metres (20,000 ft) or higher are relatively safe. Infrared homing missiles are designed to home-in on a heat source on an aircraft...

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Akari (satellite)
Selasa, 2026-02-17 18:40:09

AKARI (ASTRO-F) was an infrared astronomy satellite developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, in cooperation with institutes of Europe and Korea...

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Camera trap
Senin, 2026-02-02 13:13:35

with a motion sensor—usually a passive infrared (PIR) sensor or an active infrared (AIR) sensor using an infrared light beam. Camera traps are a type of...

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Anti-ship missile
Rabu, 2026-07-15 23:32:15

and active radar homing. A large number of other anti-ship missiles use infrared homing to follow the heat that is emitted by a ship; it is also possible...

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Stealth helicopter
Minggu, 2026-07-26 20:01:30

typically generated by a rotorcraft, including those of noise, radar, and infrared. In many ways, helicopters are less suitable for stealth technology than...

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Television Infrared Observation Satellite
Sabtu, 2026-04-18 21:58:37

Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (TIROS) is a series of early weather satellites launched by the United States, beginning with TIROS-1 in 1960...

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Hot mirror
Kamis, 2022-10-06 02:58:22

dichroic filter, often employed to protect optical systems by reflecting infrared light back into a light source, while allowing visible light to pass. Hot...

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SPICA (spacecraft)
Kamis, 2026-06-11 14:30:51

The Space Infrared Telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics (SPICA), was a proposed infrared space telescope, follow-on to the successful Akari space observatory...

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Diffuse optical imaging
Senin, 2025-09-29 02:55:21

Diffuse optical imaging (DOI) is a method of imaging using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) or fluorescence-based methods. When used to create 3D volumetric...

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Frank J. Low
Jumat, 2026-07-31 06:57:56

American solid state physicist who became a leader in the new field of infrared astronomy, after inventing the gallium doped germanium bolometer in 1961...

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Spectroscopy
Sabtu, 2026-07-25 04:12:54

objects, each pixel containing a full visible, visible near infrared, near infrared, or infrared spectrum. Inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy uses...

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Light beam
Senin, 2026-03-30 23:39:54

Century Fox movie studio. Optical communication Infrared Data Association (IrDA) standards Infrared remote control Security alarms Fibre optics Laser...

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Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer
Rabu, 2026-07-29 05:32:21

The Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) is a scientific instrument for infrared astronomy, installed on the Hubble Space Telescope...

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Medical optical imaging
Kamis, 2026-07-16 03:59:26

chromophores. Diffuse optical imaging (DOI) is a method of imaging using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) or fluorescence-based methods. When used to create...

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Zielgerät 1229
Selasa, 2026-02-24 13:49:42

Vampir 1229 (ZG 1229), also known by its code name Vampir, was an active infrared device developed for the Wehrmacht for the Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle...

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Weather satellite
Senin, 2026-08-10 14:17:20

and infrared portions. Some of these channels include: Visible and Near Infrared: 0.6–1.6 μm – for recording cloud cover during the day Infrared: 3.9–7...

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Homing guidance
Sabtu, 2025-12-27 04:57:35

within the missile to seek its target. Possible sensors include radar, infrared sensors, or light sensors. Homing guidance does not usually require communication...

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USA-336
Minggu, 2026-04-19 07:40:34

USA-336, also known as SBIRS-GEO 6 (Space Based Infrared System - Geostationary 6), is a geostationary satellite operated by the United States Space Force...

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Infrared Spectrometer for ExoMars
Senin, 2025-12-29 21:52:54

Infrared Spectrometer for ExoMars (ISEM) was an infrared spectrometer for remote sensing designed to be part of the science payload on board the European...

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EuroFIRST PIRATE
Kamis, 2025-10-09 18:12:34

The EuroFirst Passive Infrared Airborne Track Equipment (PIRATE) is the forward looking infrared (FLIR)/infra-red search and track (IRST) for the Eurofighter...

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Nokia 8210
Minggu, 2026-06-28 11:38:44

features an infrared port on the lower left side, which can be used to communicate with a compatible PC or printer using IrDA technology. The infrared port can...

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SAFIR
Minggu, 2026-04-12 00:14:25

SAFIR (or Single Aperture Far-InfraRed) is a proposed NASA space observatory for far-infrared light. The plan calls for a single large mirror 5–10 meters...

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Infrared Nanospectroscopy (AFM-IR)
Minggu, 2026-08-16 12:46:04

AFM-IR (atomic force microscope-infrared spectroscopy) or infrared nanospectroscopy is one of a family of techniques that are derived from a combination...

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Metal carbonyl
Sabtu, 2026-05-02 02:21:15

are infrared spectroscopy and 13C NMR spectroscopy. These two techniques provide structural information on two very different time scales. Infrared-active...

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Eric Becklin
Rabu, 2024-04-10 21:48:22

an American astrophysicist. The primary focus of Becklin's research is infrared imaging and spectroscopy, including the search for brown dwarfs, the detection...

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Near Field Infrared Experiment
Minggu, 2024-08-04 02:48:33

The Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) was a satellite that was proposed and developed by the Missile Defense Agency, a division of the United States...

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Joint Overhead Persistent Infrared Center
Kamis, 2023-03-30 09:31:55

The Joint Overhead Persistent Infrared Center (JOPC) is a subordinate center of United States Space Command's Combined Force Space Component Command. It...

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PSO-1
Kamis, 2025-03-13 16:04:04

only in that it lacks the now obsolete infrared detector, which was used to detect generation-zero active-infrared night vision devices like the US M2 Sniperscope...

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YJ-83
Jumat, 2026-07-10 20:40:18

high-explosive, semi-armour piercing warhead. The improved YJ-83KH uses an imaging-infrared seeker and has a range of 230 km; reportedly it may receive course corrections...

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Photometric system
Sabtu, 2026-04-04 03:50:12

near-ultraviolet (NUV), visible light (centered on the V band), near-infrared (NIR) and part of mid-infrared (MIR). The letters are not standards, but are recognized...

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Fire-and-forget
Kamis, 2026-04-16 22:30:39

can include coordinates, radar measurements (including velocity), or an infrared image of the target. After it is fired, the missile guides itself by some...

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9K333 Verba
Senin, 2026-06-22 23:31:16

(Russian: Верба, "Willow") is a Russian fourth-generation man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM) MANPADS. "9K333" is the Russian GRAU...

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YJ-7
Senin, 2026-07-20 00:11:21

modular seeker, such as TV/CCD, semi-active laser homing, infrared homing (IR), image infrared homing (IIR), and millimeter wave radar (mmW) homing. The...

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SOM (missile)
Rabu, 2026-08-12 18:53:20

SOM-B1: inertial/GPS/imaging infrared guidance, high-explosive fragmentation warhead. SOM-B2: inertial/GPS/imaging infrared guidance, tandem-charge warhead...

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Remote sensing
Senin, 2026-08-10 19:11:17

sensors. Examples of passive remote sensors include film photography, infrared, charge-coupled devices, and radiometers. Active collection, on the other...

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APM 08279+5255
Sabtu, 2026-07-11 08:33:18

combination of its high redshift (z=3.87) and brightness (particularly in the infrared) made it the most luminous object yet seen in the universe. It was suspected...

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SilverFast
Minggu, 2026-08-02 17:28:35

16-bit infrared RAW data besides the 48-bit color RAW data and 16-bit greyscale RAW data respectively. Therefore, a scanner with an infrared channel...

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Hubble Space Telescope
Jumat, 2026-08-14 05:34:21

its five main instruments observe in the ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Hubble's orbit outside the distortion...

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Transparent ceramics
Rabu, 2026-08-05 14:47:57

lenses hosts for solid-state lasers optical window materials for gas lasers infrared (IR) heat seeking devices for missile guidance systems IR night vision...

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BIRD (satellite)
Rabu, 2026-06-17 13:55:36

BIRD (Bispectral and Infrared Remote Detection) is a satellite launched by ISRO in 2001 for DLR. This small (92 kg) boxlike system, with solar panels and...

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False color
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 14:12:24

and Infrared wavelengths, both invisible to the human eye. In order to provide a visual representation, false color techniques were used. The infrared data...

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Radiative cooling
Senin, 2026-08-10 19:00:31

by greenhouse gas emissions known as passive daytime radiative cooling. Infrared radiation can pass through dry, clear air in the wavelength range of 8–13 μm...

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Non-contact thermography
Selasa, 2026-02-17 22:13:16

imaging, or medical thermology is the field of thermography that uses infrared images of the human skin to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of medical...

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Infrared atmospheric sounding interferometer
Selasa, 2026-08-11 16:28:33

The infrared atmospheric sounding interferometer (IASI) is a Fourier transform spectrometer based on the Michelson interferometer, associated with an integrated...

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Fourier-transform spectroscopy
Selasa, 2025-09-30 23:18:53

to a variety of types of spectroscopy including optical spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy (FTIR, FT-NIRS), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and magnetic...

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RG equipment
Senin, 2026-01-12 01:48:31

The RG equipment / Tabby Infrared was an infrared signaling device used by British Commandos. The device operated by using a special lamp and received...

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Stealth aircraft
Jumat, 2026-08-14 07:30:50

using a variety of technologies that reduce reflection/emission of radar, infrared, visible light, radio frequency (RF) spectrum, and audio, collectively...

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PL-10
Kamis, 2026-07-30 18:48:53

known as PL-ASR (stands for PiLi-Advanced Short Range), is a short-range, infrared-homing / active radar homing air-to-air missile (AAM) developed by the...

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Raytron
Selasa, 2026-06-16 23:01:41

founded in 2009. It focuses on the infrared imaging and sensor fields. The main products of the company are infrared imaging sensors, and MEMS sensors...

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Messier 81
Rabu, 2026-08-19 20:02:20

galaxy. The galaxy is best observed during April. Most of the emission at infrared wavelengths originates from interstellar dust. This interstellar dust is...

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Gerda Laski
Rabu, 2026-03-04 12:35:27

1928, Berlin) was an Austrian/German physicist known for her research in infrared radiation. She went to a private girls secondary grammar school in Vienna...

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Infratek
Senin, 2025-08-18 19:04:39

Infratek is a system for removing ice from aircraft using heat (infrared radiation). Infrared panels powered by natural gas are installed inside a big hangar-like...

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Hyperspectral imaging
Senin, 2026-07-20 09:44:49

cubes are generated from airborne sensors like NASA's Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS), or from satellites like NASA's EO-1 with...

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Asteroid impact prediction
Selasa, 2026-08-11 03:09:29

is to measure the asteroid in the thermal infrared spectrum (long-wavelength infrared), using an infrared telescope. The amount of thermal radiation...

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Fused quartz
Rabu, 2026-08-19 09:21:26

optical transmission of pure silica extends well into the ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths, so is used to make lenses and other optics for these wavelengths...

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Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey
Jumat, 2021-12-31 05:56:35

The Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey (SINGS) was a survey of 75 galaxies using the Spitzer Space Telescope, carried out between 2003 and 2006. One...

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K-SAAM
Minggu, 2026-07-19 01:03:48

Defense. It features inertial mid-course guidance and a dual microwave and Infrared homing seeker for terminal guidance. It will replace the RIM-116 Rolling...

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Electronic shelf label
Senin, 2026-08-03 14:00:30

reliability. The means of wireless communication can be based on radio, infrared or even visible light communication. Currently, the ESL market leans heavily...

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Transparency and translucency
Minggu, 2026-07-05 23:53:06

buildings. At the atomic or molecular level, physical absorption in the infrared portion of the spectrum depends on the frequencies of atomic or molecular...

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Wi-Charge
Sabtu, 2025-12-20 22:35:51

technology and products for far-field wireless power transfer using focused infrared beams. Wi-Charge was founded in 2012 by Victor Vaisleib, Ori Mor and Ortal...

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WISE 0855−0714
Rabu, 2026-08-19 04:55:07

was discovered by Kevin Luhman in 2013 using data from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). It is the coldest brown dwarf found yet, having...

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Cold shield
Rabu, 2019-09-25 06:37:58

sources. In cryostats, a radiation shield protects a sample from infrared radiation. An infrared detector is protected from thermal background radiation outside...

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PZR Grom
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 08:26:18

air-defense system produced in Poland and based on the Soviet man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM) 9K38 Igla. It consists of a 72 mm anti-aircraft...

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Phi-Sat-1
Sabtu, 2026-05-09 20:50:20

collect a large number images from space in the visible, near-infrared and thermal-infrared parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, and then filter out the...

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Fred Gillett (astronomer)
Kamis, 2026-08-13 00:10:44

1937 – April 22, 2001) was an American astronomer who was a pioneer of infrared astronomy. He was based successively at the University of California, San...

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Automatic soap dispenser
Minggu, 2026-01-11 01:06:40

sensor. Infrared sensors detect infrared energy that is emitted by one’s body heat. When hands are placed in the proximity of the sensor, the infrared energy...

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Bridge maintenance
Kamis, 2026-08-06 06:51:32

steel in concrete Ensuring quality control on new concrete installations Infrared thermography and ground-penetrating radar have been developed to locate...

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Armement Air-Sol Modulaire
Minggu, 2026-08-09 23:32:04

integrate, in addition to the hybrid INS/GPS guidance system, either an infrared homing or a laser guidance module in the nose-mounted guidance section...

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Apochromat
Kamis, 2024-11-21 04:34:34

extend from the ultraviolet through the visible spectrum and into the near infrared wavelength range. Apochromatic lenses for astrophotography in the 60–150 mm...

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National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Kamis, 2025-12-18 23:09:52

States national observatory for ground-based nighttime ultraviolet-optical-infrared (OUVIR) astronomy. The National Science Foundation (NSF) funded NOAO to...

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HQ-10
Kamis, 2026-04-23 17:24:00

5 meters. The guidance system is said to be an advanced matrix imaging infrared (IIR) seeker. However, it appears to have a pair of horn like protrusions...

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Thermal remote sensing
Selasa, 2026-06-23 15:55:37

Thermal remote sensing is a branch of remote sensing in the thermal infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Thermal radiation from ground objects...

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Changhe Z-10
Kamis, 2026-07-30 23:56:22

include new laser, infrared, ultraviolet warning receivers, and directional infrared countermeasure systems (DIRCM) to defend against infrared homing (IR) missiles...

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European Southern Observatory
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 21:02:57

Overwhelmingly Large Telescope. The ELT will be the largest visible and near-infrared telescope in the world. ESO began its design in early 2006, and aimed to...

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Dead Sea Scrolls
Rabu, 2026-08-19 20:00:44

Palestine Archaeological Museum, using infrared photography. Using a process known today as broadband fluorescence infrared photography, or NIR photography,...

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Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex
Minggu, 2026-06-28 11:48:28

active star-forming region. There are embedded infrared sources within the complex. A total of 425 infrared sources have been detected near the L1688 cloud...

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Ilford SFX
Minggu, 2021-09-26 07:11:24

sensitivity into the near-infrared at 740 nm. It can be used as a panchromatic film on its own, or with different red/infrared filters to give varying levels...

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Noninvasive glucose monitor
Jumat, 2026-07-17 05:08:04

this long-standing problem. Approaches that have been tried include near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS, measuring glucose through the skin using light of slightly...

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Thermoception
Rabu, 2026-08-12 00:41:31

bat has specialized infrared sensors in its nose-leaf. Vampire bats are the only mammals that feed exclusively on blood. The infrared sense enables Desmodus...

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Robert Brattain
Jumat, 2026-07-31 09:25:25

America's leading infrared spectroscopists for his work in designing several models of spectrophotometer, and for using the infrared spectrophotometer...

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Civil Aircraft Missile Protection System
Minggu, 2026-05-03 21:05:56

Civil Aircraft Missile Protection System (CAMPS) is an infrared countermeasure against infrared-homed anti-aircraft missiles, specifically designed to...

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Gas detector
Selasa, 2026-08-11 18:07:18

detectors, infrared point sensors, ultrasonic sensors, electrochemical gas sensors, and metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) sensors. More recently, infrared imaging...

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SWIR
Minggu, 2022-07-17 02:14:48

SWIR may refer to: Short-wavelength infrared, a region of the infrared light spectrum Sierra Wireless, a multinational communication company Southwest...

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KD-88
Selasa, 2026-06-16 22:50:45

(Chinese: 天龙-7; lit. 'Sky Dragon-7'). The KD-88A variant uses an imaging infrared (IIR) seeker for terminal inferred homing. TL-17 is the IIR variant made...

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Event-related optical signal
Kamis, 2025-10-02 04:08:43

Event-related optical signal (EROS) is a neuroimaging technique that uses infrared light through optical fibers to measure changes in optical properties of...

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Indian Astronomical Observatory
Jumat, 2026-08-07 22:27:17

(14,800 ft) it is one of the world's highest located sites for optical, infrared, and gamma-ray telescopes. It is the tenth-highest optical telescope in...

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Stealth ship
Minggu, 2026-08-09 19:53:47

technology to avoid detection through a combination of reduction of radar, infrared, visible light, radio frequency, and acoustic signatures. Stealth ships...

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Infrared photodissociation spectroscopy
Minggu, 2025-09-28 13:24:02

Infrared photodissociation (IRPD) spectroscopy uses infrared radiation to break bonds in, often ionic, molecules (photodissociation), within a mass spectrometer...

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List of highest astronomical observatories
Selasa, 2026-05-19 14:27:16

are also above most of atmosphere's water vapor, making them ideal for infrared astronomy and submillimeter astronomy as those wavelengths are strongly...

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Joan Feynman
Kamis, 2026-08-20 12:01:14

earned her doctorate in physics in 1958. Her thesis was “Absorption of Infrared Radiation in Crystals of Diamond-Type Lattice Structure”. She also completed...

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MAA-1 Piranha
Senin, 2026-02-02 23:54:19

The MAA-1 Piranha is a short-range infrared homing missile and the first air-to-air missile developed by Brazil for its Air Force and Navy. It was designed...

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WISE J224607.57−052635.0
Selasa, 2026-06-16 11:29:11

J224607.57−052635.0 (or W2246−0526 for short) is an extremely luminous infrared galaxy (ELIRG) which, in 2015, was announced as the most luminous known...

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Cosmic Infrared Background ExpeRiment
Minggu, 2026-04-19 07:10:08

Cosmic Infrared Background ExpeRiment (CIBER) was a payload flown aboard Black Brant XII sounding rockets to collect data about cosmic infrared background...

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Nelson Fuson
Sabtu, 2025-10-11 17:23:50

Michigan. He completed his PhD in 1938, and his thesis was titled "The Far Infrared Absorption Spectrum and the Rotational Structure of the Heavy Water Vapor...

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Glow stick
Rabu, 2026-08-19 14:27:47

plastic. Infrared glow sticks may appear dark-red to black, as the dyes absorb the visible light produced inside the container and reemit near-infrared. On...

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Foil A. Miller
Minggu, 2026-07-12 19:42:39

2016) was an American chemist and philatelist best known for his work in infrared and Raman spectroscopy. He was head of the spectroscopy division of the...

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RIM-101
Rabu, 2022-06-01 23:58:05

an I-band radar system, while terminal guidance would be provided by an infrared seeker. However, the RIM-101 project was cancelled early in the design-and-development...

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VISTA (telescope)
Selasa, 2026-08-11 00:22:06

The VISTA (Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy) is a wide-field reflecting telescope with a 4.1 metre mirror, located at the Paranal Observatory...

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Sunlight
Selasa, 2026-07-14 23:39:46

particular the visible light perceptible to the human eye as well as invisible infrared (typically perceived by humans as warmth) and ultraviolet (which can have...

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Molecular imaging
Selasa, 2026-06-09 19:56:58

the absorption coefficient of tissue is considerably lower in the near infrared (NIR) region (700-900 nm), light can penetrate more deeply, to depths of...

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Venus Express
Senin, 2026-08-10 19:47:26

Occultation at Infrared) that was used to observe the Sun through Venus's atmosphere in the infrared. VIRTIS: The "Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging...

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Emissivity
Kamis, 2026-03-19 06:51:19

radiation that most commonly includes both visible radiation (light) and infrared radiation, which is not visible to human eyes. A portion of the thermal...

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Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope
Selasa, 2026-08-11 02:26:15

Spectro-Polarimeter for Infrared and Optical Regions performs achromatic lens Stokes polarimetry across several visible and infrared spectral regions. Completed...

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Cold mirror
Rabu, 2026-06-17 10:15:42

the entire visible light spectrum while very efficiently transmitting infrared wavelengths. Similar to hot mirrors, cold mirrors can be designed for an...

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Diamond type
Selasa, 2025-03-25 03:38:52

crystal lattice of carbon atoms and so, unlike inclusions, require an infrared spectrometer to detect. Different diamond types react in different ways...

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MEI Mercury
Sabtu, 2022-04-30 08:20:38

MV HEDP and MVT grenades (United States), 40 x 46-51 MV Grenades Coming out of their shell 40 mm Mercury Covert Infrared Marker MEI product guide pdf...

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Hisar (missile family)
Sabtu, 2026-07-11 02:33:16

range Hisar-O air defence system. Missile seeker of Hisar-A and Hisar-O is infrared homing. The model using RF Seeker, Hisar O+ RF, and its naval version,...

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Automatic door
Jumat, 2025-11-21 03:44:10

the approach of a person. A person can be detected by microwave pulses, infrared sensors, or pressure-sensing pads. In the 1st century AD, mathematician...

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Optical mouse
Kamis, 2026-07-23 22:08:35

mice tracked movement using LEDs and photodiodes to detect when beams of infrared light did and didn't pass through holes in a pair of incremental rotary...

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Staring array
Senin, 2026-06-15 12:36:30

astronomy, the FPA is at the focus of a radio telescope. At optical and infrared wavelengths, it can refer to a variety of imaging device types, but in...

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William Westbrook
Minggu, 2025-11-30 11:26:30

unidentified infrared sources discovered in the Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratory’s rocket-borne infrared survey. He carried out infrared observations...

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Integrating sphere
Jumat, 2026-05-08 02:13:26

greatly affect its accuracy. Different coatings must be used at visible, infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths. High-powered illumination sources may heat...

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QW-2 (missile)
Jumat, 2026-07-03 19:13:56

The QW-2 (NATO reporting name: CH-SA-8) is a Chinese man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM) MANPADS. The system has improved performance...

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The Milky Way Project
Selasa, 2026-06-23 18:42:33

Milky Way Galaxy. Users classify sets of infrared images from the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). Scientists believe...

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Kosmos 144
Jumat, 2026-06-05 23:44:05

vidicon cameras for daytime cloud cover pictures, a high-resolution scanning infrared radiometer for nighttime and daytime imaging of the Earth and clouds, and...

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C. Thomas Elliott
Sabtu, 2026-01-10 21:15:38

January 1939), is a scientist in the fields of narrow gap semiconductor and infrared detector research. Hailing from County Durham, he attended Washington Grammar...

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SAFARI imaging spectrometer
Jumat, 2025-07-18 01:29:05

SAFARI imaging spectrometer was the European image sensor of Japanese infrared telescope SPICA (Space Infra-Red Telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics...

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ULAS J003402.77−005206.7
Minggu, 2026-06-21 14:07:09

was first identified in data from the UK Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS). Infrared spectra subsequently taken with the IRS...

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Black-body radiation
Rabu, 2026-08-19 02:39:40

body at room temperature (23 °C (296 K; 73 °F)) radiates mostly in the infrared spectrum, which cannot be perceived by the human eye, but can be sensed...

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Flame Nebula
Kamis, 2026-08-13 00:11:21

heavily obscures the star cluster inside the nebula, making studies at infrared wavelengths most useful. The energetic ultraviolet light emitted by the...

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W. M. Keck Observatory
Jumat, 2026-08-14 11:58:39

spectrometers that allow observations across much of the visible and near-infrared spectrum. The Keck Observatory is managed by the California Association...

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CW Leonis
Jumat, 2026-05-22 03:09:14

upon infrared observations made with the 62-inch Caltech Infrared Telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory. Its energy is emitted mostly at infrared wavelengths...

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Cerium(III) fluoride
Selasa, 2025-09-30 19:23:14

may be used as a Faraday rotator material in the visible, near-infrared and mid-infrared spectral range. The crystal structure of cerium(III) fluoride...

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OTS 44
Kamis, 2026-06-04 01:03:17

J, H and K filters to measure the near-infrared colors of these objects. The discoverers found 61 near-infrared-emitting objects and included them in their...

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Cosmic Background Explorer
Jumat, 2026-05-08 21:08:33

until 1981. To save costs, the infrared detectors and liquid helium dewar on COBE would be similar to those used on Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS)...

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HD 189733 b
Minggu, 2026-08-02 22:44:42

transiting. In 2006, a team led by Drake Deming announced detection of strong infrared thermal emission from the transiting exoplanet planet HD 189733 b, by measuring...

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Pulse oximetry
Minggu, 2026-08-09 03:11:07

certain types of patients can cause burns due to the heat emitted by the infrared LED, which reaches up to 43°C. Additionally, pulse oximeters occasionally...

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Mercury cadmium telluride
Senin, 2025-08-04 07:26:11

telluride (HgTe) with a tunable bandgap spanning the shortwave infrared to the very long wave infrared regions. The amount of cadmium (Cd) in the alloy can be...

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Transition-edge sensor
Selasa, 2026-01-27 00:11:58

bolometer, a current-biased tantalum wire which he used to measure an infrared signal. Subsequently he demonstrated a transition-edge calorimeter made...

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Halogen lamp
Senin, 2026-04-27 01:14:38

frequently used as a near-infrared light source in Infrared spectroscopy. Halogen lamps are the heating elements in halogen ovens, infrared heaters and ceramic...

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Python (missile)
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 02:55:51

technology array similar to that of US FIM-92 Stinger (infrared homing and ultraviolet), with IRCCM (Infrared Counter-Countermeasures) ability to reduce background...

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Photothermal microspectroscopy
Selasa, 2023-02-07 05:42:01

fluctuation (PTTF), is derived from two parent instrumental techniques: infrared spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM). In one particular type...

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Airglow
Kamis, 2026-08-20 00:47:51

from its near-infrared measurement. This image provides a measurement of the intensity of the airglow phenomenon in the near-infrared. The range measured...

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The Old Guitarist
Minggu, 2026-06-28 04:50:05

at the time which came to be known as his Blue Period. Several x-rays, infrared images and examinations by curators revealed three different figures hidden...

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Shtora-1
Rabu, 2026-03-11 00:48:22

four key components: two electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) "dazzlers" mounted on both turret cheeks, an infrared jammer, a modulator, and a control panel...

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Journey to Enceladus and Titan
Selasa, 2026-04-14 19:07:14

instruments: Infrared camera: 'Titan Imaging and Geology, Enceladus Reconnaissance' (TIGER) – This high-heritage thermographic camera exploits infrared wavelengths...

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Bolometer
Senin, 2026-04-20 21:53:49

discovered new atomic and molecular absorption lines in the invisible infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Nikola Tesla personally asked...

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Thermographic inspection
Sabtu, 2025-11-29 21:44:05

inspection contact technique based on heat conduction, and no infrared sensor is involved. Infrared thermography specifically refers to a nonintrusive, noncontact...

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UK Astronomy Technology Centre
Senin, 2026-04-27 11:26:31

Hawaii (the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) and the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT)), and a former RGO observatory, the Isaac Newton Group...

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AN/AAQ-28 Litening
Rabu, 2026-05-13 19:40:57

The pod contains a high-resolution, forward-looking infrared (FLIR) sensor that displays an infrared image of the target to the aircrew; it has a wide field...

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Quantitative InfraRed Thermography Journal
Rabu, 2023-04-26 18:26:56

Quantitative InfraRed Thermography Journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Taylor & Francis. It was founded in 2004 by the QIRT committee...

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Kuiper Airborne Observatory
Senin, 2026-05-04 16:17:55

(KAO) was a national facility operated by NASA to support research in infrared astronomy. The observation platform was a highly modified Lockheed C-141A...

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Radioluminescence
Rabu, 2026-01-28 00:26:58

value in that time. Infrared radiofluorescence (sometimes spelt radio-fluorescence) is a dating technique involving the infrared (~ 880 nm) luminescence...

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Exergen Corporation
Kamis, 2026-05-28 06:14:54

Exergen Corporation is a designer and manufacturer of infrared scanners, thermometers, and sensors headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts. Exergen's...

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IRsweep
Minggu, 2026-08-16 09:08:48

based on semiconductor quantum cascade laser frequency combs in the mid-infrared wavelength range. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland and was founded...

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Electromagnetic radiation and health
Kamis, 2026-05-21 07:34:19

point-to-point satellite communication with minimal human exposure.[relevant?] Infrared wavelengths longer than 750 nm can produce changes in the lens of the eye...

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FN-6
Rabu, 2026-07-29 16:02:33

Crossbow-6'; NATO reporting name: CH-SA-10) is a third-generation passive infrared homing (IR) man portable air defence system (MANPADS) built by Shanghai...

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Irisys
Kamis, 2026-07-09 23:01:06

Infrared Integrated Systems Ltd (generally called Irisys) is a technology and engineering company based near Northampton in the United Kingdom that manufacturers...

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Nimbus 5
Senin, 2025-11-10 03:13:08

Earth observing system. NASA. October 22, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2018. "Infrared Temperature Profile Radiometer". NASA. March 21, 2017. Retrieved June 15...

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List of astronomy acronyms
Selasa, 2026-07-28 16:57:06

and 1965 IR – (astrophysics terminology) InfraRed IRAC – (instrumentation) Infrared Array Camera, a mid-infrared imager on the Spitzer Space Telescope IRAF...

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T dwarf
Sabtu, 2026-01-24 23:05:13

UltracoolSheet with an infrared spectral type of T. The table of ultracool fundamental parameters lists objects with an infrared spectral type of T that...

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Remote keyless system
Senin, 2026-08-10 19:24:48

actuated lock system could be controlled by using a handheld fob to stream infrared data. Patented in 1981 after successful submission in 1979, it worked using...

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Electric heating
Selasa, 2025-09-30 04:49:44

laboratories. Several methods of electric space heating are used. Electric infrared radiant heating uses heating elements that reach a high temperature. The...

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Iris recognition
Kamis, 2026-08-20 02:49:36

recognition. Iris recognition uses video camera technology with subtle near infrared illumination to acquire images of the detail-rich, intricate structures...

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Nimbus B
Senin, 2025-11-10 03:12:59

(DHRSS) High and Medium-Resolution Infrared Radiometers (HRIR/MRIR) Image Dissector Camera System (IDCS) Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer (IRIS) Monitor...

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University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory
Rabu, 2026-07-15 11:33:59

5 m (260 in) optical-infrared telescope at the site. The high altitude of the observatory is essential for its mission, as infrared light is absorbed by...

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Missile approach warning system
Selasa, 2026-08-11 18:19:37

aircraft lost to enemy action were downed by passive heat-seeking—i.e., infrared (IR)—guided missiles[citation needed]—not radar-guided SAMs that generally...

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Dark nebula
Rabu, 2026-08-19 17:03:15

obscured are visible only using radio waves or infrared light, using techniques from radio and infrared astronomy Dark clouds appear so because of sub-micrometre-sized...

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Consumer IR
Rabu, 2026-06-17 10:15:17

Consumer IR, consumer infrared, or CIR is a class of devices employing the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum for wireless communications...

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Precision-guided munition
Selasa, 2026-08-11 07:06:33

advanced guidance and control systems, such as GPS, laser guidance, or infrared sensors, with various types of munitions, typically missiles or artillery...

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Kosmos 122
Minggu, 2025-09-28 11:22:47

other satellites had two cameras on board, one high resolution and one infrared in order to see the weather day or night. The Kosmos 122 was a successful...

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List of sensors
Jumat, 2026-08-14 19:45:07

Hydrogen sensor Hydrogen sulfide sensor Infrared point sensor Ion-selective electrode ISFET Nondispersive infrared sensor Nose Microwave chemistry sensor...

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Orcus (dwarf planet)
Senin, 2026-07-27 14:56:27

2.3. The detection of Orcus by the Spitzer Space Telescope in the far infrared and by Herschel Space Telescope in submillimeter estimates its diameter...

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Atmospheric Chemistry Suite
Sabtu, 2025-12-06 15:33:23

infrared spectrometer channels aboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) orbiting Mars since October 2016. The three channels are: the near-infrared...

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Em Beihold
Senin, 2026-08-10 00:03:50

21, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter. She released her debut EP Infrared in 2017. After signing to Republic Records in 2021, she released her major-label...

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AFP-675
Selasa, 2026-03-31 03:00:11

effectiveness of performing DOD experiments on reusable systems. The Cryogenic Infrared Radiance Instrumentation for Shuttle (CIRRIS 1A) experiment was designed...

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Tandem mass spectrometry
Sabtu, 2026-06-27 05:10:18

biomolecules. Infrared photons will heat the ions and cause dissociation if enough of them are absorbed. This process is called infrared multiphoton dissociation...

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Fast Infrared Exoplanet Spectroscopy Survey Explorer
Sabtu, 2026-04-18 22:48:31

Fast Infrared Exoplanet Spectroscopy Survey Explorer (FINESSE) was a NASA mission proposal for a space observatory operating in the Near-infrared spectrum...

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AAM-3
Sabtu, 2026-04-04 10:29:12

the AAM-5. The AAM-3 uses a unique passive dual-wavelength light wave (infrared and ultraviolet) homing seeker. The front section is equipped with a large...

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Carbon dichalcogenide
Jumat, 2026-06-12 04:09:59

ISBN 978-0-19-965763-6. Plyler, Earle K.; Blaine, Lamdin R.; Tidwell, Eugene D. (1955). "Infrared absorption and emission spectra of carbon monoxide in the region from 4...

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Human body temperature
Minggu, 2026-07-12 01:41:18

sex. As of 2016, reviews of infrared thermometers have found them to be of variable accuracy. This includes tympanic infrared thermometers in children....

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Gunfire locator
Rabu, 2026-06-03 09:41:03

three main components: An array of microphones or sensors (accelerometers, infrared detectors, etc) either co-located or geographically dispersed A processing...

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Hubble Deep Field
Minggu, 2026-05-17 19:46:03

also needed to be in a region with a low background infrared cirrus, the diffuse, wispy infrared emission believed to be caused by warm dust grains in...

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Hot Spot (cricket)
Minggu, 2026-06-14 16:35:29

is an infrared imaging system used in cricket to determine whether the ball has struck the batsman, bat, or pad. Hot Spot requires two infrared cameras...

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Max D. Liston
Minggu, 2026-07-26 21:47:11

American pioneer in the development of instruments for infrared spectrophotometry and non-dispersive infrared analysis. Two of his innovations, the breaker-type...

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Daytona (album)
Senin, 2026-08-10 01:46:48

"really really bad taste". Canadian rapper Drake responded to the song "Infrared", which addressed Drake and his ghostwriting rumors, by releasing a diss...

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Space Flyer Unit
Jumat, 2026-01-16 14:47:40

related to them are listed below. Infrared Telescope in Space (IRTS) - The IRTS experiment was performed by the infrared telescope that was aboard the SFU...

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Steven Frautschi
Senin, 2026-05-04 06:44:36

strong interactions and for his contribution to the resolution of the infrared divergence problem in quantum electrodynamics (QED). He was named a Fellow...

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Carrie Nugent
Senin, 2026-01-19 03:15:41

Jean-Luc Margot and investigated the Yarkovsky effect. She served as an Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC) Fellow from 2015. She worked at the...

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Optical glass
Sabtu, 2026-06-13 11:15:44

far-infrared or far-ultraviolet. These windows are the result of the absorption of the materials making up the glass, which increases in the infrared and...

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Paranal Observatory
Kamis, 2026-08-06 13:24:12

Antofagasta. By total light-collecting area, it is the largest optical-infrared observatory in the Southern Hemisphere; worldwide, it is second to the...

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Cryogenics
Jumat, 2026-06-26 03:38:24

helpful for large scale food processing industries. Many infrared (forward looking infrared) cameras require their detectors to be cryogenically cooled...

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K-8 (missile)
Sabtu, 2026-07-04 02:36:01

The K-8 was developed by OKB-339/NII-339 (currently Phazotron NIIR). The infrared seeker was developed by TsKB-589 GKOT (currently TsKB Geofizika), who also...

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V1647 Orionis
Kamis, 2026-05-07 03:22:14

between ~10−6 and 3×10−7 solar masses (M☉) per year. It is also a source of infrared radiation, cataloged as IRAS 05436-0007. Observations in 2018 with the...

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Reflow soldering
Selasa, 2026-02-03 14:08:57

be accomplished by passing the assembly through a reflow oven, under an infrared lamp, or (mainly for prototyping) by soldering individual joints with a...

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LCROSS
Sabtu, 2026-05-09 13:33:48

nine instruments: one visible, two near infrared, and two mid-infrared cameras; one visible and two near-infrared spectrometers; and a photometer. A data...

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GRB 230307A
Selasa, 2026-08-04 06:17:29

by using the James Webb's Space Telescope's (JWST) mid infrared data. JWST obtained mid-infrared (mid-IR) imaging and spectroscopy 29 and 61 days after...

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Cassiopeia A
Rabu, 2026-07-01 11:27:39

explosion. In 2005 an infrared echo of the Cassiopeia A explosion was observed on nearby gas clouds using Spitzer Space Telescope. The infrared echo was also...

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Optical spectrometer
Jumat, 2026-07-31 09:02:56

range of non-optical wavelengths, from gamma rays and X-rays into the far infrared. If the instrument is designed to measure the spectrum on an absolute scale...

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Pentagon UFO videos
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 01:25:50

Pentagon UFO videos are selected visual recordings of forward-looking infrared (FLIR) targeting cameras from United States Navy fighter jets based aboard...

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Plate scale
Rabu, 2026-05-27 22:10:54

the James Webb Space Telescope component Fine Guidance Sensor and Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph is about 0.066 arcsec/pixel. It uses a...

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Proximity sensor
Selasa, 2026-06-23 06:53:02

emits an electromagnetic field or a beam of electromagnetic radiation (infrared, for instance), and looks for changes in the field or return signal. The...

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C band
Selasa, 2022-01-18 19:57:54

to: C band (IEEE), a radio frequency band from 4 to 8 GHz C band (infrared), an infrared band from 1530 to 1565 nm (roughly 200 THz) C band (NATO), a radio...

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Amy Mainzer
Kamis, 2026-08-06 10:18:18

astrophysical instrumentation and infrared astronomy. She was the deputy project scientist for the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and is the principal...

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Zone of Avoidance
Minggu, 2026-08-09 02:23:01

wavelengths, such as the infrared, and the Milky Way is effectively transparent at radio wavelengths. Surveys in the infrared, such as IRAS and 2MASS,...

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Stephan's Quintet
Jumat, 2026-07-17 03:37:50

Chandra X-ray Observatory. The NASA Spitzer Space Telescope, which detects infrared radiation, discovered a very powerful molecular hydrogen signal from the...

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Building envelope
Kamis, 2026-02-19 01:46:16

involves using an infrared camera to view temperature anomalies on the interior and exterior surfaces of the structure. Analysis of infrared images can be...

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Terahertz radiation
Rabu, 2026-08-19 02:41:21

radiation lies within the transition region between microwave and far infrared and can be regarded as either. Compared to lower radio frequencies, terahertz...

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Barnard 68
Senin, 2025-03-17 06:19:31

obscured background Milky Way stars, some 1,000 of which are only visible at infrared wavelengths. Careful measurements of the degree of obscuration resulted...

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FIM-43 Redeye
Rabu, 2026-07-22 02:48:35

Redeye is a man-portable surface-to-air missile system. It uses passive infrared homing to track its target. Production began in 1962 and – in anticipation...

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Guided bomb
Jumat, 2026-05-08 14:59:15

National Defense Research Committee developed the VB-6 Felix, which used infrared to home on ships. While it entered production in 1945, it was never employed...

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Airborne observatory
Jumat, 2026-05-01 19:31:34

and carry out observations in the infrared spectrum, above water vapor in the atmosphere which absorbs infrared radiation. Some drawbacks to this approach...

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Photoresistor
Rabu, 2026-04-22 05:14:59

mid-infrared spectral region. Ge:Cu photoconductors are among the best far-infrared detectors available, and are used for infrared astronomy and infrared...

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Fine Guidance Sensor and Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph
Selasa, 2026-05-19 22:14:52

Fine Guidance Sensor and Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (FGS-NIRISS) is an instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) that combines...

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Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves
Jumat, 2026-07-03 09:19:43

The Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Springer Science+Business Media. The...

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Euclid (space telescope)
Sabtu, 2026-08-01 03:15:35

telescope with a 600-megapixel camera to record visible light, a near-infrared spectrometer, and photometer, to determine the redshift of detected galaxies...

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Leonard Hanssen
Sabtu, 2026-01-24 18:15:21

Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He is the project leader for infrared spectrophotometry in the Sensor Science Division of the Physical Measurement...

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Heating film
Senin, 2026-07-06 02:47:22

system, as many underfloor heaters are based on PTC heating element, far-infrared rays, carbon film, or cables, etc. Heating films for domestic heating are...

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AIM-4 Falcon
Kamis, 2026-07-09 18:53:59

1949. The missile entered service with the USAF in 1956. Produced in both infrared and radar-guided variants, the missile served during the Vietnam War with...

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ULAS J1120+0641
Rabu, 2025-11-05 11:19:35

2011. ULAS J1120+0641 was discovered by the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS), using the UK Infrared Telescope, located in Hawaii. The name of the object...

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FIM-92 Stinger
Minggu, 2026-08-02 17:06:17

American-designed man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) that operates as an infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM). It can be adapted to fire from a wide...

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Altair
Minggu, 2026-08-02 06:50:10

Other interferometric studies with multiple telescopes, operating in the infrared, have imaged and confirmed this phenomenon. α Aquilae (Latinised to Alpha...

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Marija Strojnik Scholl
Minggu, 2026-03-08 00:56:04

and was the editor of the journal Applied Optics, Infrared for two terms in addition to the Infrared Physics and Technology and The Scientific World Journal...

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Becklin–Neugebauer Object
Kamis, 2025-12-18 18:26:37

in the infrared in the Orion molecular cloud 1 (OMC1). It was discovered in 1967 by Eric Becklin and Gerry Neugebauer during their near-infrared survey...

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NGC 1514
Senin, 2026-08-10 08:06:05

small bubbles with a somewhat filamentary structure in the outer shell. Infrared observations show a huge region of dust surrounds the planetary nebula...

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Iris hypothesis
Kamis, 2025-12-18 04:40:29

thus more infrared radiation leakage from Earth's atmosphere. His study of observed changes in cloud coverage and modeled effects on infrared radiation...

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Ophir Optronics
Selasa, 2026-06-16 17:02:58

markets infrared (IR) optics and laser measurement equipment. Founded in 1976, in Jerusalem, Israel, as a developer and manufacturer of precision infrared optics...

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Gliese 504 b
Minggu, 2026-06-28 18:49:40

edition of the Astrophysical Journal confirmed methane absorption in the infrared H band, the first time this has been done for a directly imaged planet...

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Time-domain diffuse optics
Sabtu, 2026-04-25 19:46:01

diffuse optics or time-resolved functional near-infrared spectroscopy is a branch of functional near-Infrared spectroscopy which deals with light propagation...

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NIROSETI
Minggu, 2025-07-06 01:06:34

The NIROSETI (Near-InfraRed Optical Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is an astronomical program to search for artificial signals in the optical...

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Brix
Rabu, 2026-07-29 18:29:57

have known infrared absorption spectra and this has made it possible to develop instruments for measuring sugar concentration using mid-infrared (MIR), non-dispersive...

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Automatic number-plate recognition
Minggu, 2026-08-16 06:24:26

configurable to store a photograph of the driver. Systems commonly use infrared lighting to allow the camera to take the picture at any time of day or...

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Selective surface
Jumat, 2026-02-13 00:46:26

is defined as the ratio of solar radiation absorption (αsol) to thermal infrared radiation emission (εtherm). Selective surfaces take advantage of the differing...

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Canadian National Association of Infrared Imaging Technologists
Jumat, 2025-09-26 05:25:39

The Canadian National Association of Infrared Imaging Technologists (AIIT) is a Canadian not-for-profit professional association concerned with maintaining...

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GOES-16
Sabtu, 2026-07-25 09:07:54

resolution imagery of the Earth through 16 spectral bands at visible and infrared wavelengths using its Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI). GOES-16's Geostationary...

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Chee-Chai Alien
Sabtu, 2026-08-01 23:52:09

designed and developed by Hirokazu Tanaka. It utilizes the Game Boy Color's infrared port and has a built-in rumble feature. It is compatible with the Game...

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Mini-TES
Kamis, 2026-08-06 05:59:03

The Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer (Mini-TES) is an infrared spectrometer used for detecting the composition of a material (typically rocks) from...

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Radio spectrum
Selasa, 2026-07-28 07:56:35

frequency end the radio spectrum is bounded by the infrared band. The boundary between radio waves and infrared waves is defined at different frequencies in...

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Wafer bond characterization
Senin, 2026-08-17 08:55:22

interface. Infrared transmitted light is based on the fact that silicon is translucent at wavelength ≥ 1.2 μm. The equipment consists of an infrared lamp as...

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A-Darter
Jumat, 2026-05-15 12:19:10

The V3E A-Darter (Agile Darter) is a modern short-range infrared homing ("heat seeking") air-to-air missile, featuring countermeasures resistance with...

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NOAA-20
Jumat, 2026-07-24 10:53:45

Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) and the Common Ground System (CGS) were built by Raytheon Company, and the Cross-track Infrared Sounder...

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Electropneumatic paintball marker
Jumat, 2025-05-23 15:19:57

ViewLoader Revolution, which used a paddle to agitate the balls whenever an infrared beam in the feedneck became uninterrupted. However, the reality of gravity...

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Astrochemistry
Minggu, 2026-08-09 19:25:54

the human eye. Different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum (radio, infrared, visible, ultraviolet and others) probe different types of transitions...

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Agricultural drone
Jumat, 2026-06-19 14:03:23

electromagnetic radiation beyond the visible spectrum, including near-infrared and short-wave infrared. Agricultural UAVs are often fitted with spray equipment for...

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Michelle Thaller
Rabu, 2026-05-13 01:05:19

after 27 years at NASA. From 1998 to 2009 she was a staff scientist at the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, and later Manager of the Education and...

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Mistral (missile)
Jumat, 2026-07-17 08:04:57

lightweight anti-air missile), commonly called Mistral, is a family of French infrared homing multipurpose short range air defense system manufactured by MBDA...

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Sangeeta Malhotra
Selasa, 2026-08-11 11:56:56

Space Telescope. Malhotra and collaborators used Infrared Space Observatory data to study the far-infrared line emission from galaxies. In particular, she...

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Barnard 30
Rabu, 2025-01-08 21:40:20

"Early phases in the stellar and substellar formation and evolution. Infrared and submillimeter data in the Barnard 30 dark cloud". Astronomy & Astrophysics...

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SPRITE infrared detector
Kamis, 2021-01-28 00:28:20

The SPRITE infrared detector is named after the process of signal integration carried out by "Signal Processing In The Element". The technique was invented...

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Edward P. Ney
Kamis, 2026-07-09 05:05:14

contributions to cosmic ray research, atmospheric physics, heliophysics, and infrared astronomy. He was a discoverer of cosmic ray heavy nuclei and of solar...

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NIR
Sabtu, 2026-06-20 23:52:28

or Nir may refer to: Near-infrared, a region within the infrared part of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum Near-infrared spectroscopy, a spectroscopic...

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Vibrational analysis with scanning probe microscopy
Selasa, 2026-08-11 19:44:15

and vibrational spectroscopy (Raman scattering or/and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, FTIR). This combination allows for much higher spatial resolution...

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Digital ICE
Jumat, 2024-09-06 01:02:13

Subsequent to the original Digital ICE technology (circa 1989), which used infrared cleaning, additional image enhancement technologies were marketed by Applied...

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Rhino Passive Infrared Defeat System
Jumat, 2025-10-17 23:05:42

The Rhino Passive Infrared Defeat System (also known simply as Rhino) was an early detonation Counter-IED system. It was mounted to the front of a vehicle...

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Vanadium(IV) oxide
Minggu, 2026-08-16 13:40:19

around 20 °C (293 K). At room temperature, VO 2 is almost transparent to infrared light. As its temperature rises it gradually changes to reflective. At...

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C/1989 X1 (Austin)
Sabtu, 2026-07-25 20:06:27

two were observed in the spectrum of a comet. The comet was imaged in infrared by the COBE satellite on May 6, 1990, and revealed the presence of a dust...

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IRAS F12032+1707
Rabu, 2026-04-08 08:15:48

where the object is classified to be an ultraluminous infrared galaxy (ULRG) with a total infrared luminosity of 12.57 L☉. This galaxy is found to contain...

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Trans-Neptunian object
Sabtu, 2026-08-15 15:44:33

reflectivity in visible red and near infrared. Neutral objects present a flat spectrum, reflecting as much red and infrared as visible spectrum. Very red objects...

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List of space telescopes
Jumat, 2026-07-17 07:47:01

grouped by major frequency ranges: gamma ray, X-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, microwave and radio. Telescopes that work in multiple frequency bands...

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Free-electron laser
Selasa, 2026-08-18 20:36:03

with wavelengths ranging from microwaves through terahertz radiation and infrared, to the visible spectrum, ultraviolet, and X-ray. The first free-electron...

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SDSS J150904.22+043441.8
Rabu, 2026-04-08 08:14:37

to be 108.56 L☉ and is also classified as a luminous infrared galaxy based on its total infrared luminosity of 11.6 L☉. SDSS J150904.22+043441.8 is classified...

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Light gun
Minggu, 2026-06-21 21:34:01

black screen and verifying that no targets match. The Wii Remote uses an infrared video camera in the handheld controller, rather than a simple sensor. Wesley...

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Photographic filter
Kamis, 2026-05-14 00:53:24

density (ND) filter, the polarising filter, color-enhancing filters, and the infrared (IR) filter. The neutral density filter permits effects requiring wide...

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Subaru Telescope
Jumat, 2026-08-14 11:58:01

Telescope's four focal points for observations in visible and infrared wavelengths. Multi-Object Infrared Camera and Spectrograph (MOIRCS) Wide-field camera and...

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Molecular vibration
Sabtu, 2026-07-25 03:42:51

way is through infrared spectroscopy, as vibrational transitions typically require an amount of energy that corresponds to the infrared region of the spectrum...

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HOPS 383
Rabu, 2025-06-18 03:58:11

Letters. HOPS 383 had an outburst between 2004 and 2006 (a "dramatic mid-infrared brightening"); the increase in magnitude was detectable at the 24 μm (35...

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Ian Glass
Kamis, 2026-08-20 10:34:51

Ian Stewart Glass (born 5 September 1939 in Dublin, Ireland) is an infrared astronomer and scientific historian living in Cape Town, South Africa. Glass...

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