137 results about "Absorption radiation" patented technology

A system for detecting and analyzing chemical and biological aerosols. A beam of radiation is used to radiate a target cloud including the aerosol. The radiation energy that is absorbed by the cloud is thermalized by collisional energy transfer between the molecules that absorb the radiation to generate heat. The wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation is selected to be in resonance with the absorption lines of water or oxygen molecules in the cloud, or to be in resonance with absorption lines of known target molecules in the cloud to generate the heat. An increase in the cloud temperature increases the emission intensity of the molecules against the background, resulting in improved detection of the target molecules in the aerosol. A tracking telescope collects the thermal emissions generated by the radiation beam. A spectrometer receives the emissions from the cloud and generates an emission spectrum.

An energy-conserving building covering material includes a building panel, such as a roofing panel or a siding panel, coated with a thermomorphic material that can change its energy reflectance. The thermomorphic coating material can be combined with a carrier material, or it can be encapsulated with a solvent and optionally a color former in a microcapsule suspended in the carrier material. Alternatively, the building panel can include an electrophoretic material sandwiched between two transparent panels acting as electrodes. The building panel, when covered with said coating material and carrier material combination, can reflect radiant energy during warmer temperatures and can absorb radiant energy during cooler temperatures and re-radiate said absorbed energy into an interior of a building.

To improve the cutting properties, especially the cutting rate, of thin flat glass by means of a laser cutting beam from a Nd:YAG solid-state laser, the flat glass is provided during its manufacture with at least one additive ingredient that effectively absorbs radiation at a wavelength of 1.064 μm. Preferably the additive ingredient is preferably samarium oxide (Sm2O3). A method of cutting through a flat glass sheet whose composition contains at least one additive ingredient that absorbs a significant amount of radiation at a wavelength of 1.064 μm, which includes cutting the flat glass sheet with the focused radiation of a Nd:YAG laser, is also part of the present invention.

An x-ray detector panel support is disclosed that is formed with radiation absorbing material to reduce the reflection of x-rays off anything behind the scintillator, which may include the geometry of the panel support, the electronics, and the back cover of the x-ray detector. The absorbing material may take the form of a discrete layer secured to or otherwise disposed within the panel support. The radiation absorbing material may also be mixed with the base materials used to fabricate the panel support. As such, when the panel support is formed, it includes radiation absorbing components. The radiation absorbing material may include lead, barium sulfate, tungsten, as well as other materials. The panel support is constructed to inhibit the detection of backscattered x-rays without significantly increasing the size or weigh of the x-ray detector. The panel support is applicable with stationary or fixed as well as portable x-ray detectors.

Devices and methods are disclosed for determining the amount of energy absorbed during irradiation. Such devices comprise a material that absorbs radiation in a quantifiable manner and a cooling agent to maintain the temperature of that material within a predetermined range, and may be used to determine the amount of energy absorbed during irradiation, for example during sterilization of a biological material.

A wavelength conversion device comprising a plurality of regions. Each region for absorbing radiant energy and emitting light having a characteristic dependent upon which region of the device emits the light.

An illumination system, comprising a radiation source and a monolithic ceramic luminescence converter comprising at least one phosphor capable of absorbing a part of light emitted by the radiation source and emitting light of wavelength different from that of the absorbed light; wherein said at least one phosphor is an europium(II) - activated oxonitridoaluminosilicate of general formula EA2-zSi5-aAlaN8-bOb:Euz wherein 0< a < 4, 0< b < 4 and 0 < z < 0.2; EA is at least one earth alkaline metal chosen from the group of calcium, barium and strontium provides a system with a converter that is effective for conversion of high energy radiation, such as radiation in the UV to blue range of the electromagnetic spectrum. . It is also effective, as it is a good transmitter of the light energy, that results from the conversion of the high energy radiation input. Otherwise the light would be absorbed in the material and the overall conversion efficiency suffers. The invention is also concerned with a monolithic ceramic luminescence converter comprising at least one phosphor capable of absorbing a part of light emitted by the radiation source and emitting light of wavelength different from that of the absorbed light; wherein said at least one phosphor is an europium(II) -activated oxonitridoaluminosilicate of general formula EA2-zSi5-aAlaN8-bOb:Euz wherein 0< a < 4, 0< b < 4 and 0 < z < 0.2; EA is at least one earth alkaline metal chosen from the group of calcium, barium and strontium.

The invention relates to a radiation-absorbing, plastic-based material composed of a polymer matrix having an absorber material or mixture of absorber materials contained therein, wherein the absorber material or mixture of absorber materials is selected from among phosphates, condensed phosphates, phosphonates, phosphites, and mixed hydroxide / phosphate oxoanions of copper (Cu), tin (Sn), calcium (Ca), and / or iron (Fe) and is present in the polymer matrix in a finely distributed, dispersed, or dissolved manner.

The invention relates to a characteristic absorption spectrum radiation heat absorber, a Stirling engine and an operation method. By means of the radiation heat absorber, radiation energy can be fast absorbed by working medium gas in the Stirling engine, and when solar energy is insufficient, stable operation of the Stirling engine is ensured by adopting an auxiliary heating mode. A fast heat absorbing heater adopting characteristic absorption spectrum gas to absorb heat mainly comprises a heater base, an optical energy converting device, a heating tube, a combustion chamber and a heating tube valve. The optical energy converting device converts solar energy into radiation energy adjacent to a characteristic absorption peak of the working medium gas, and the working medium directly absorbs radiation energy stereoscopically. The radiation heat absorber is beneficial for enhancing radiation heat exchange at the hot end of the Stirling engine, efficiently using high-temperature energy of a focus sunlight center and reducing the dead volume of the hot end, solves the tube bursting problem of the Stirling heater, improves the engine efficiency, achieves photo-thermal complementary utilization and improves stability of the engine.

A measuring instrument for gravimetric moisture determination of a sample has a radiator, a weighing cell, and a sample receiver which can be connected to the weighing cell. The sample receiver allows the sample to be placed on or removed from the sample receiver. The radiator is positioned either above or below the sample, or both above and below, relative to the load direction of the weighing cell. A rotatably mounted heat conductor whose axis of rotation is orthogonal to the plane in which the sample or the sample receiver extends is positioned between the radiator and the sample. The heat conductor absorbs at least part of the radiation that impinges upon it and releases the absorbed radiation to the sample through at least one radiation-releasing surface. Through its ability to rotate, the heat conductor irradiates the entire sample surface.

A reflective reticle substantially reduces or eliminates pattern distortion that results from the absorption of EUV radiation while maintaining a reticle thickness consistent with industry standards. The reflective reticle includes a layer of ultra-low expansion (ULE) glass and a substrate of Cordierite having a thermal conductivity substantially larger than that of ULE glass. An aluminum layer is disposed onto a first surface of the ULE glass and a second surface of the ULE glass is polished to be substantially flat and defect-free. The Cordierite substrate can be directly bonded to the aluminum layer using anodic bonding to form the reflective reticle. Alternatively, a first surface of an intermediate Zerodur layer can be bonded to the aluminum layer, and a second aluminum layer can be used to anodically bond the Cordierite substrate to a second surface of the Zerodur layer, thereby forming the reflective reticle.

A radiometer includes a substrate; a radiation absorber disposed on the substrate to absorb radiation; a thermal member disposed on the substrate to change electrical resistance in response to a change in temperature of the radiometer; and a thermal link to connect the radiometer to a thermal reference, wherein the radiation absorber, the thermal member, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes, the carbon nanotubes being mutually aligned with respect to the substrate, and the radiometer being configured to detect optical power.