infrared radiation
infrared radiation Electromagnetic radiation at longer wavelengths than visible light, but shorter than radio waves. The infrared region extends beyond the red end of the visible spectrum from approximately 700 nm to 1 mm. See also
Far Infrared;
Near Infrared.
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Invisible, Incredible, Infrared.(infrared radiation)
Magazine article from: World and I; 6/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...millimeter. Infrared radiation lies between the visible...divided into the "near infrared" band (0.7 to...molten steel--emit radiation mostly as visible...range of invisible infrared. Portions of the infrared band coincide with...
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U.S., Japanese Inventors Develop Passive Infrared Radiation Intrusion Detection Device
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/5/2006; 596 words
; ...coverage configurable passive infrared radiation intrusion detection device. According...coverage configurable passive infrared radiation intrusion detection...comprises a plurality of passive infrared radiation sensors. The device...
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Infrared radiation inhibits browning of dried bananas.
Newspaper article from: Emerging Food R&D Report; 10/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...A drying process that utilizes infrared radiation could be harnessed to minimize...bananas that were dried using infrared radiation and natural convection...hot air and forced convection. Infrared radiation gave the product a lighter...
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Infrared Radiation May Protect Skin Against Aging and Damage.
Magazine article from: Dermatology Nursing; 2/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; Infrared radiation, a component of sunlight...exposing the cells to infrared radiation for 30 minutes protected against...by 75%. Pre-exposure to infrared light reduced the cell loss to 45%. Infrared's protective effect emerged...
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A study of the solar radiation effect on the 4.3-micro m channels of the high-resolution infrared radiation sounder
Magazine article from: Journal of Applied Meteorology; 10/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...ABSTRACT Measurements of infrared radiation from the National Oceanic...the High-Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder...however; that is, radiation is absorbed by the molecules...instruments [Television and Infrared Operation Satellite...
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Choose the right lens tint for the job: lens colors enhance workplace performance & protect against harmful ultraviolet and infrared radiation.
Magazine article from: Industrial Safety & Hygiene News; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...the harmful infrared and ultraviolet radiation that stands to...exposure to UV radiation can also cause...vision. Infrared radiation (IR) is invisible...pavement is all infrared. As with UV...exposed to UV and infrared radiation at...
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Spectral astronomy with household tools. (molecular source for infrared radiation in space)
Magazine article from: Science News; 10/20/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...source of certain narrow bands of infrared radiation abundant in space. Astronomers...Milky Way and other galaxies emit infrared radiation centered at five specific...the profile and position of the infrared radiation," say Louis J. Allamandola...
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Sensitivity of Thermal Infrared Radiation at the Top of the Atmosphere and the Surface to Ice Cloud Microphysics
Magazine article from: Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...important role in the earth's radiation budget and climate (Liou...space measurements in the infrared atmospheric window (8-13...split window technique in the infrared atmospheric window allows...with the wavelength in the infrared window with an extinction...
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Japanese Inventors Develop Infrared Radiation Element
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/24/2008; 551 words
; ...Hirakata, Japan, have developed an infrared radiation element. According to the U...amp; Trademark Office: "An infrared radiation element, a heat insulating...insulating layer. By using the infrared radiation element as an infrared...
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The angular behavior of emitted thermal infrared radiation (8-12 [mu]m) at a semiarid site
Magazine article from: Journal of Applied Meteorology; 8/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...the angular distribution of infrared (8-12 [mu]m) radiation from a field site in a semiarid...investigate the variation of emitted infrared radiation with zenith view...and reflection of thermal infrared radiation (TIR) from natural...
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infrared radiation
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
infrared radiation electromagnetic radiation...000075-0.1 cm). Infrared rays thus occupy that...Medical uses of infrared radiation range from the simple...Some lasers produce infrared radiation. A recent development...
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Infrared Astronomy
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
...telescopes pick up much of the infrared radiation that is blocked by Earth...SIRTF), which will see infrared radiation and peer through the veil...had ever been imagined. Infrared telescopes can detect radiation from relatively cool stars...
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Infrared Detection Devices
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
Infrared Detection Devices █ LARRY GILMAN Infrared detection devices are sensors that detect radiation in the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum (>10 12 to 5 × 10 14 Hz). Often, such devices form the information...
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infrared astronomy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
infrared astronomy study of celestial objects by means of the infrared radiation they emit, in the wavelength...cosmic microwave background radiation that provided vital clues...Organization launched the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO...
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infrared
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
infrared adj. 1. (of electromagnetic radiation) having a wavelength just greater...less than that of microwaves. Infrared radiation has a wavelength from...concerned with this radiation: infrared cameras. n. the infrared region...
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