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Infrared Temperature Metrology

Class size is limited to just 25 people, so register today to reserve a seat! Hart Temperature School Faculty When we say you’ll learn from experts, we mean it. Our faculty includes leading experts from Hart Scientific in temperature metrology, electronics, primary standards, infrared, and instrumentation. Our faculty is not only knowledgeable, they all know how to teach and make your learning experience effective and enjoyable.

So your customers want you to calibrate their infrared thermometers and it’s time to figure out how to deal with the mysteries of IR thermometer calibration. Unfortunately, books written on the subject of infrared thermometry might as well be written in a foreign language, so why not make it easy on yourself and hear it all explained in clear, understandable terms instead? Our seminar gives you the skills you need to do your job better without a lot of technical jargon.

Our Infrared Temperature Metrology course covers the basics of using infrared thermometers, performing radiometric (IR) calibrations and determining measurement uncertainties.

You’ll get your questions answered about black bodies, grey bodies, size of source effect, emissivity, spot size, background temperature effects, and apparent temperature, to name a few. We’ll discuss what calibration means for infrared thermometers and how to do it right. Don’t miss this chance to get ahead of the game on the next big thing in temperature calibration.

If taken in conjunction with Principles of Temperature Metrology, this course is offered at a discount. Participants who do not plan to attend this course in conjunction with Principles of Temperature Metrology should have completed Principles of Temperature Metrology or its equivalent previously.

Course Outline

IR thermometry theory

• What is radiation?
• IR spectrum
• Radiation equations
• Emissivity
• Gray bodies
• Size of source effect (SSE)
• Background temperature and effect

Using the IR thermometer

• Spectral response
• Emissivity
• Spot size
• Background temperature and effect
• Imagers

Using the IR calibrator

• Plates vs. cavities
• Emissivity (how to account for emissive effects)
• Reference IR thermometer
• IR calibrator specifications
• Spot size and target size
• Background temperature and effect
• Alignment

Uncertainty budget

• Traceability
• Reference IR thermometer
• Measurement equation
• Accuracy
• Repeatability
• Elements of an IR uncertainty budget
• ASTM guidelines