Lecture 10: Bolometers - Leiden Observatory
Lecture 10: Bolometers - Leiden Observatory
Lecture 10: Bolometers - Leiden Observatory
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Basic Operation of a Bolometer<br />
T0<br />
Wavelengths: infrared to sub-mm<br />
Detection of Light: <strong>Lecture</strong> <strong>10</strong><br />
Incoming photon’s energy.... E = hc<br />
...is absorbed as HEAT and increases the<br />
temperature of the material<br />
hv to kT