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MICROBOLOMETRE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-04-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Advanced Technology Weapons
- Electronic Circuits Technology
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- microbolometer arrays
1, record 1, English, microbolometer%20arrays
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Silicon microbolometer arrays are very sensitive to incident infrared radiation, yet have proved mechanically robust, being able to tolerate shocks of thousands of Gs. 1, record 1, English, - microbolometer%20arrays
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes de haute technicité
- Technologie des circuits électroniques
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- microbolomètre
1, record 1, French, microbolom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les microbolomètres en silice sont très sensibles au rayonnement infrarouge tout en étant mécaniquement très robustes. 1, record 1, French, - microbolom%C3%A8tre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-03-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Advanced Technology Weapons
- Electronic Circuits Technology
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- microbolometers
1, record 2, English, microbolometers
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Honeywell's Sensor and System Development Center has been working on microbolometers since the early 1980s, and from the mid-1980s this effort was sponsored by classified contract from the US Advanced Research Agency and the US Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate. 1, record 2, English, - microbolometers
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Armes de haute technicité
- Technologie des circuits électroniques
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- microbolomètre
1, record 2, French, microbolom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Honeywell travaille sur les microbolomètres depuis le début des années 1980. 1, record 2, French, - microbolom%C3%A8tre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-03-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Advanced Technology Weapons
- Electronic Circuits Technology
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- microbolometer focal plane array
1, record 3, English, microbolometer%20focal%20plane%20array
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Since 1990, Alliant Techsystems ,which was formerly Honeywell's Defense Systems Group, has been working on brassboard and prototype sensors based on Honeywell's microbolometer focal plane array. 1, record 3, English, - microbolometer%20focal%20plane%20array
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Armes de haute technicité
- Technologie des circuits électroniques
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- microbolomètre à réseau plan-focal
1, record 3, French, microbolom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9seau%20plan%2Dfocal
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Depuis 1990, Alliant Techsystem ,ex-division d'Honeywell, développe des prototypes de capteurs utilisant un microbolomètre à réseau plan-focal d'Honeywell. 1, record 3, French, - microbolom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9seau%20plan%2Dfocal
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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