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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are commonly called simply "PIR", or sometimes "PID", for "passive infrared detector". The term passive refers to the fact that PIR devices do not radiate...
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Thermography (redirect from Cooled infrared detector)
redirect targets Infrared detector – detector that reacts to infrared (IR) radiationPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback Infrared photography –...
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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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thus the name passive infrared. This distinguishes it from the electric eye for instance (not usually considered a motion detector), in which the crossing...
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hotter objects emit more infrared energy than colder ones, it is relatively easy to identify them with an infrared detector, day or night. Hence, the...
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A nondispersive infrared sensor (or NDIR sensor) is a simple spectroscopic sensor often used as a gas detector. It is non-dispersive in the fact that no...
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and infrared light. Both fields also use solid state detectors, though the specific type of solid state photodetectors used are different. Infrared light...
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Security alarm (section Passive infrared detectors)
wireless door or window contacts as sub-components. The passive infrared (PIR) motion detector is one of the most common sensors found in household and small...
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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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