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580 Index<br />

bias current, 154, 156<br />

bias resistor, 251<br />

bimetal, 97<br />

binary codes, 176<br />

biological <strong>sensors</strong>, 388, 519<br />

bismuth, 451<br />

blackbody, 106, 109, 130<br />

bolometer, 434, 435<br />

Boltzmann constant, 205, 413<br />

bonding, 554<br />

boron, 552<br />

Boyle, 339<br />

brass, 144<br />

breakwire, 294<br />

breeze sensor, 374<br />

bridge circuit, 401<br />

brightness, 130<br />

British unit <strong>of</strong> heat, 95<br />

broadband detectors, 426<br />

cable, 213<br />

cadmium telluride, 454<br />

calibration, 18, 25, 466<br />

calibration error, 19<br />

calibration temperature, 98, 470<br />

Callendar–van Dusen, 463<br />

candela, 130<br />

cantilever, 372<br />

cantilever beam, 330<br />

capacitance, 44, 69, 187, 211, 233, 259, 387,<br />

399, 415, 508<br />

capacitive accelerometer, 306<br />

capacitive bridge, 261<br />

capacitive coupling, 234<br />

capacitive sensor, 48, 161, 162, 350, 396<br />

capacitor, 44, 67, 76, 78, 155, 162, 167, 172,<br />

178, 187, 212, 234, 238, 261, 306<br />

catalytic devices, 510<br />

cavity, 19, 278, 311, 373, 426<br />

cavity effect, 109<br />

CdS, 421<br />

Celsius, 96, 491<br />

ceramic, 309, 542<br />

characteristic temperature, 64, 467<br />

charge, 188<br />

charge amplifier, 161<br />

charge detector, 234<br />

charge-balance, 179<br />

charge-to-voltage converter, 188<br />

chemFET, 504<br />

chemical poisoning, 501<br />

chemical reaction, 512, 513<br />

chemical sensor, 3, 142, 499<br />

chemical species, 505<br />

chemiluminescence, 514<br />

chemometrics, 521, 523<br />

chip thermistor, 473<br />

chromatogram, 521<br />

circuit protection, 480<br />

cladding, 140, 142, 516<br />

Clark electrode, 508<br />

clock, 183<br />

CMOS, 310, 374, 436<br />

CMRR, 156, 160, 210<br />

CO, 506<br />

CO 2 , 108, 506, 514, 515<br />

coating, 135<br />

coaxial cables, 174<br />

cobalt, 55, 63<br />

coefficient <strong>of</strong> reflection, 126<br />

coil, 57, 255, 266, 302, 319<br />

cold junction, 89<br />

collector, 418<br />

comparator, 171, 181<br />

complex devices, 502<br />

complex sensor, 4, 512<br />

concentrator, 144<br />

condenser microphones, 382<br />

conductance, 504<br />

conduction, 99<br />

conduction band, 408<br />

conductive plastics, 540<br />

conductivity, 61, 409, 503<br />

conductivity sensor, 507<br />

conductometric devices, 503<br />

constantan, 481<br />

contact resistance, 101<br />

contact sensor, 457<br />

contamination, 500<br />

convection, 99, 102<br />

converter, 177, 431<br />

copolymer, 75<br />

copper, 38, 60, 111, 135, 385, 540, 541<br />

Coriolis, 376<br />

Coriolis acceleration, 314<br />

Coriolis force, 316<br />

Coriolis tube, 376<br />

cost, 161

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