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Understanding Infrared Thermography Reading 3

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Electronic Scanning – Pyroelectric Vidicon Thermal Imagers<br />

Electronically scanned thermal imaging systems based on pyrovidicons and<br />

operating primarily in the 8 to 14 μm atmospheric window are commonly used.<br />

They provide qualitative thermal images and are classified as thermal viewers.<br />

A pyroelectric vidicon or pyrovidicon is configured the same as a conventional<br />

video camera tube except that it operates in the infrared (2 to 20 μm) region<br />

instead of the visible spectrum. Image scanning is accomplished<br />

electronically in the same manner as in a video camera tube.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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