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Understanding Infrared Thermography Reading 3

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67. Mercury cadmium telluride MCT (HgCdTe) - A material used for fast, sensitive<br />

infrared photodetectors used in infrared sensors, scanners and imagers that<br />

requires cooled operation. Operation is in the long wave length region (8 to 12<br />

μm).<br />

68. Micron (micrometer) (μ or μm) - One millionth of a meter; a unit used to express<br />

wavelength in the infrared.<br />

69. Milliradian (mRad) - One thousandth of a radian (1 radian = 180/π); a unit used<br />

to express instrument angular field of view<br />

70. Minimum resolvable temperature (difference), MRT(D) - thermal resolution;<br />

thermal sensitivity - the smallest temperature difference that an instrument can<br />

clearly distinguish out of the noise, taking into account characteristics of the<br />

display and the subjective interpretation of the operator.<br />

71. Modulation - In general, the changes in one wave train caused by another; in<br />

thermal scanning and imaging, image luminant contrast; (Lmax - Lmin)/(Lmax +<br />

Lmin).<br />

72. Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) - A measure of the ability of an imaging<br />

system to reproduce the image of a target. A formalized procedure is used to<br />

measure modulation transfer function; It assesses the spatial resolution of a<br />

scanning or imaging system as a function of distance to the targe!.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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