Self-Study Manual on Optical Radiation Measurements, Vol. 1: Concepts

Fred Edwin Nicodemus

ISBN 10: 1528226186 / ISBN 13: 9781528226189

Published by Forgotten Books, 2024

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Print on Demand. This book presents a comprehensive tutorial on optical radiation measurements, covering the fundamental concepts, instrumentation, and applications of radiometry. It is the first part of a multi-part self-study manual developed by the author to address the need for a comprehensive treatment of optical radiation measurements, which are essential in various fields such as astronomy, mechanical heat-transfer engineering, illumination engineering, photometry, meteorology, photobiology, photochemistry, optical pyrometry, remote sensing, and military infrared applications. The book covers topics such as the distribution of optical radiation with respect to position, direction, wavelength, polarization, and time, as well as various instrumental and environmental parameters that affect measurement results. The author emphasizes the underlying radiometric principles and the experimental evaluation of a true response function so that "real" radiometer output signals can be used in the idealized equations appropriate for linear radiometers. The book is written at a level appropriate for college graduates in science or engineering, but even for those with facility in college mathematics and a first course in physics, it is not an easy read. This is an unavoidable result of the primary aim (to make one percent measurements commonplace) coupled with the fact that it must serve the needs of so many different fields. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Self-Study Manual on Optical Radiation Measurements, Vol. 1: Concepts
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1528226186
• ISBN 13: 9781528226189
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
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  • Physics

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This book presents a comprehensive tutorial on optical radiation measurements, covering the fundamental concepts, instrumentation, and applications of radiometry. It is the first part of a multi-part self-study manual developed by the author to address the need for a comprehensive treatment of optical radiation measurements, which are essential in various fields such as astronomy, mechanical heat-transfer engineering, illumination engineering, photometry, meteorology, photobiology, photochemistry, optical pyrometry, remote sensing, and military infrared applications. The book covers topics such as the distribution of optical radiation with respect to position, direction, wavelength, polarization, and time, as well as various instrumental and environmental parameters that affect measurement results. The author emphasizes the underlying radiometric principles and the experimental evaluation of a true response function so that "real" radiometer output signals can be used in the idealized equations appropriate for linear radiometers. The book is written at a level appropriate for college graduates in science or engineering, but even for those with facility in college mathematics and a first course in physics, it is not an easy read. This is an unavoidable result of the primary aim (to make one percent measurements commonplace) coupled with the fact that it must serve the needs of so many different fields.