bolometer
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of bolometer
1880–85; < Greek bol ( ḗ ) ray + -o- + -meter
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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
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
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
He will take daily readings from a bolometer capable of registering to a millionth of a degree the sun's radiation.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the latter part of 1902 an extraordinary diminution was found in the intensity of the sun's heat, as measured by the bolometer and other instruments.
From Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science by Simon Newcomb
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