bolometer
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of bolometer
1880–85; < Greek bol ( ḗ ) ray + -o- + -meter
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For example, we can swap the bolometer material from metal to graphene, which has a lower heat capacity and can detect very small changes in its energy quickly.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2024
Since a bolometer measures power, or photon number, it is not bound to add quantum noise stemming from the Heisenberg uncertainty principle in the way that parametric amplifiers are.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2024
After connecting the bolometer to the 5-ft. infra-red telescope at the University of Arizona's Catalina observatory near Tucson, Low made careful measurements of R Mon's total energy output over a wide range of wave lengths.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last fortnight Dr. Donald H. Andrews of Johns Hopkins University described a bolometer to top them all.
From Time Magazine Archive
Besides the eye, the astronomers use a photographic plate, bolometer, a photo-electric cell, and other instruments.
From Lectures on Stellar Statistics by Charlier, Carl Vilhelm Ludvig
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