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PYRO-ELECTRIC PHOTODETECTOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

A radiation thermometer detector that changes surface charge in response to received radiation.

OBS

pyroelectric detector: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

Key term(s)
  • pyroelectric photodetector
  • pyro-electric detector
  • pyro-electric sensor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Télédétection
DEF

Détecteur thermique dans lequel le rayonnement incident produit l'échauffement d'un cristal électrique qui, placé entre les armatures d'un condensateur, en modifie la charge et le maintient polarisé en permanence.

OBS

détecteur pyroélectrique : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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