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Lecture 10: Bolometers - Leiden Observatory

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Steady State Operation of a Bolometer<br />

Detection of Light: <strong>Lecture</strong> <strong>10</strong><br />

T0<br />

G = P0<br />

T0 + T1<br />

Heat sink Bolometer<br />

T1<br />

Thermal link<br />

Incoming photon power flux increases Bolometer<br />

from equilibrium temperature T0 to T0 + . T1<br />

A thermal link with thermal conductance G transfers power to<br />

a heat sink of temperature T0<br />

P0<br />

P0

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