Standards for Radiation Thermometry

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Standards for Radiation Thermometry (318.11 KB)

 The work of radiation thermometry calibration and usage historically has not had a great amount of guidance in the form of standards. This includes work done with infrared thermometers. Over the past few years, this situation has changed. New standards and guidelines have come from a number of sources including BIPM, IEC, and ASTM. The topics covered by these standards and guidelines include terminology, usage, calibration, testing, and uncertainty analysis. These works cover a wide variety of radiation thermometry accuracy levels from that of a national metrological institute to that of an industrial level user. This paper provides an overview of these standards and guidelines. It compares these standards and guidelines with each other and shows their applicability for different measurement scenarios.