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bolometer /bo·lom·e·ter/ (bo-lom´ĕ-ter) an instrument for measuring minute changes in radiant heat.
bolometer [bo-lom´ĕ-ter]
1. an instrument for measuring the force of the heartbeat.
2. an instrument for measuring minute degrees of radiant heat.
bolometer
1. an instrument for measuring the force of the heartbeat.
2. an instrument for measuring minute degrees of radiant heat.
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The new scintillating bolometer has performed excellently, proving its viability as a detector in experiments to look for dark matter, and also as a gamma spectrometer (a device that measures this type of radiation) to monitor background radiation in these experiments", said Abancens.
Scientists create device to detect Universe's dark matter by Asian News International
Fifty-two bolometers are part of one set of detectors, the High Frequency Instrument.
Planck by Planck: mapping the earliest moments of time by Cowen, Ron / Science News
Of these, the bolometer is the most widely used of uncooled IR detectors, due to its compatibility with Cmos (Complementary Metal Oxide Silicon) technology.
Uncooled IR is the new cool by Maxwell, David / Armada International
 
 
 
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