bolometers

bo·lom·e·ter (b

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An instrument that measures radiant energy by correlating the radiation-induced change in electrical resistance of a blackened metal foil with the amount of radiation absorbed.

[Greek bol, ray; see g^wel- in Indo-European roots + -meter.]

bolo·metric (b

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k) adj.

bolo·metri·cal·ly adv.

bolometer [bəʊˈlɒmɪtə]

(Electronics) a sensitive instrument for measuring radiant energy by the increase in the resistance of an electrical conductor

[from bol-, from Greek bolē ray of light, stroke, from ballein to throw + -meter]

bolometric [ˌbəʊləˈmɛtrɪk] adj

bolometrically adv

bolometry n

bolometer

a device used in bolometry.

See also: Radiation

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Noun

bolometer - an instrument that measures heat radiation; extremely sensitive

measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something

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Thermic balance

Abancens is one of the scientists working on the ROSEBUD project (an acronym for Rare Objects SEarch with Bolometers UndergrounD), an international collaborative initiative between the Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale and the University of Zaragoza, which is focusing on hunting for dark matter in the Milky Way.

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

FIBRE is the first astronomical demonstration of both TES submillimeter bolometers and SQUID multiplexers.

Superconducting detector array successfully deployed through NIST ... by Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

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