On-orbit Absolute Blackbody Emissivity Determination Using the Heated Halo Method

Gero, P.J., J.K. Taylor, F.A. Best, H.E. Revercomb, R.O. Knuteson, D.C. Tobin, D.P. Adler, N.N. Ciganovich, S. Dutcher, and R.K. Garcia (2012), On-orbit Absolute Blackbody Emissivity Determination Using the Heated Halo Method, Metrologia, 49, doi:10.1088/0026-1394/49/2/S1.
Abstract

The Heated Halo method can be used to accurately measure the spectral emissivity of a blackbody, on-orbit, using a broadband thermal source.

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