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== Synonyms and related termes == | == Synonyms and related termes == | ||
| − | infrared, IR; rayonnement infrarouge, infrarouge (Fr.); | + | infrared, IR; rayonnement infrarouge, infrarouge (Fr.); [[colour]] |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
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Description
The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum with wavelengths ranging from 0.7 - 500 micrometers, or wavenumbers of 14,000 - 20 cm-1. Infrared radiation (often called IR) was discovered by the German-British physicist William Herschel in 1800. Infrared radiation is involved in examination or analysis techniques like infrared photography, infrared reflectometry, infrared thermography, infrared spectroscopy...
infrared, IR; rayonnement infrarouge, infrarouge (Fr.); Colour
Authority
- Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988