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586 Index<br />

polymerization, 538<br />

polypropylene, 539<br />

polysilicon, 430, 436, 535, 550<br />

polystyrene, 399<br />

polyurethane, 539<br />

popcorn noise, 205<br />

position, 253, 270<br />

position-sensitive detector, 283<br />

potential, 511<br />

potentiometer, 255<br />

potentiometric devices, 503, 507<br />

preaging, 474<br />

predictive, 457<br />

pressure, 189, 324, 339<br />

pressure gradient, 361<br />

pressure sensor, 6, 197, 227, 280, 341, 350,<br />

373, 381<br />

primary cells, 223<br />

prototype, 219<br />

proximity, 234<br />

proximity detector, 277<br />

proximity sensor, 253, 260<br />

PS, 536<br />

PSD, 281, 283, 427<br />

p-substrate, 85<br />

PTC thermistor, 477<br />

PVDF, 71, 72, 247, 320, 328, 385<br />

PWM, 189<br />

pyroelectric, 76, 245, 430<br />

pyroelectric coefficient, 247<br />

pyroelectric current, 433<br />

pyroelectric sensor, 30, 73, 76, 161<br />

pyroelectricity, 77<br />

pyrometry, 425<br />

PZT, 389, 434<br />

Q-spoilers, 175<br />

quantification, 499<br />

quantum detector, 161, 407, 423<br />

quartz, 67, 403, 516, 534<br />

quenching, 450<br />

radar, 6, 289, 297<br />

radiation, 95, 99, 111, 133, 239, 448, 451,<br />

457<br />

radiation bandwidth, 104<br />

radiation detection, 447<br />

radiation spectrum, 103<br />

radio waves, 291<br />

radio-frequency, 172<br />

radioactivity, 443<br />

ratiometric technique, 190<br />

RC, 171<br />

reactive ion etching, 553<br />

redox reactions, 506<br />

reference, 190, 200<br />

reference diode, 170<br />

reference electrode, 505, 510<br />

reference sensor, 484<br />

reference temperature, 62, 485<br />

reference voltage, 187<br />

reflection, 124<br />

reflective surface, 134<br />

reflectivity, 133<br />

refraction, 124<br />

refractive index, 141, 147<br />

relative humidity, 49, 394, 396<br />

relative <strong>sensors</strong>, 461<br />

reliability, 31<br />

Renaldi, 95<br />

repeatability, 23<br />

resistance, 59, 254, 284, 341, 535<br />

resistance multiplication, 164<br />

resistive bridge, 193<br />

resistive load, 165<br />

resistive sensor, 153<br />

resistivity, 60<br />

resistor, 61, 164, 179, 190, 203, 247, 344,<br />

349, 372, 375, 465, 476<br />

resolution, 23, 181, 186, 205, 316, 374<br />

resonant, 304, 387<br />

resonant <strong>sensors</strong>, 553<br />

resonator, 317<br />

retina, 144<br />

return electrode, 505<br />

Reyleigh waves, 517<br />

RF, 229<br />

RH, 32<br />

rhodium, 542<br />

roentgen, 444<br />

root-sum-<strong>of</strong>-squares, 34<br />

rotor, 313<br />

RTD, 355, 366, 477, 481, 514<br />

RVDT, 264<br />

Sagnac effect, 317<br />

sampling rate, 177<br />

saturation, 22

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