THERMAL IMAGE CONVERTERS

• Main Author: BOOT, HENRY A.H
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.08.1976
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS; ELECTRICITY

A thermal image converter comprises a slice of pyroelectric material to act as a reflector for an electron beam. Exposure of one face of the slice to a thermal scene induces a charge distribution over the other face of the slice corresponding to temperature gradients in the thermal scene. The charge...