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Here is an introductory examination of electromagnetic radiation. This book deals with the radiation laws, the phenomenon of radiation exchange, the quantification of radiation, and the mechanisms whereby radiation is attenuated in passing through the Earth's atmosphere. It can be used as a supplement to an introductory physics or astronomy text and also as a guide for members of the infrared community who would like additional insight into the area of radiation exchange. The concepts discussed here are well within the grasp of undergraduate students.**After studying this book, the reader will have developed a clear understanding of the phenomenon of radiatin exchange and will appreciate more thoroughly its importance in nature and its numerous applications.
Front Cover -- Radiation Exchange: An Introduction -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- PART I: Key Ideas of Radiation Exchange -- Chapter 1. Radiation Exchange -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Everything Is Radiating -- 1.3 Building a Radiometer -- Chapter 2. Energy Associated with Electromagnetic Radiation -- 2.1 Tissue Paper and Flashbulb Demonstration -- 2.2 Searchlight Mirror and Solar Radiation -- Chapter 3. Planck's Radiation Law -- 3.1 Stefan-Boltzmann Law and Constant -- 3.2 Wien Displacement Law
3.3 Relationship Involving the Three Decibel Points of the Planck Radiation Law3.4 Empirical Radiation Laws -- Chapter 4. Kirchhoff 's Radiation Law -- 4.1 A Simple Demonstration -- 4.2 An Elegant Demonstration -- 4.3 Self-Absorption -- Chapter 5. Radiant Emissivity -- 5.1 Metals -- 5.2 Gases -- PART II: Some Applications of Radiation Exchange -- Chapter 6. Ice and Space -- 6.1 Infrared Spectrum of a Block of Ice -- 6.2 Crookes' Radiometer in a Block of Ice -- 6.3 Nighttime on the Desert -- Chapter 7. Planetary Studies
7.1 Measuring the Effective Radiating Temperature of the Ozonosphere7.2 The Greenhouse Effect: Radiant Transmittance of Glass -- 7.3 Surface Temperature of Planet Earth -- 7.4 Decoding Messages from Atoms and Molecules -- PART III: Quantification of Electromagnetic Radiation -- Chapter 8. Radiometric Calibration -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Infrared Prism Spectrometer -- 8.3 Measuring the Radiant Reflectance of a Dielectric -- 8.4 Measuring the Radiant Reflectance of Aluminum -- 8.5 Use of Two Collimators to Carry Out Radiometric Calibration
8.6 Radiometric Calibration of a Thermopile8.7 Choosing a Reference Radiation Source Temperature -- 8.8 Use of a Collimator in the Laboratory -- Appendix: Some Useful Tables -- Index
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Includes bibliographical references and index.