<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The range of applications in which remote detection of chemical compounds is used extends from monitoring of technological processes through diagnostics of industrial installation and environmental control up to military applications. The methods and the devices used for the passive detection of selected gases are presented. The change in the signal reaching the camera caused by the presence of gas was calculated. The successful detection can be achieved if the absorption (or emission) of a gas cloud, located between object (background) and the camera, causes signal change greater or equal to noise equivalent temperature difference (NETD) of the camera.</p></abstract>

The range of applications in which remote detection of chemical compounds is used extends from monitoring of technological processes through diagnostics of industrial installation and environmental control up to military applications. The methods and the devices used for the passive detection of selected gases are presented. The change in the signal reaching the camera caused by the presence of gas was calculated. The successful detection can be achieved if the absorption (or emission) of a gas cloud, located between object (background) and the camera, causes signal change greater or equal to noise equivalent temperature difference (NETD) of the camera.

Thermovision and spectroradiometry in stand-off detection of chemical contamination

The Institute of Environmental Protection – National Research Institute

Environmental Protection and Natural Resources

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The range of applications in which remote detection of chemical compounds is used extends from monitoring of technological processes through diagnostics of...

Thermovision and spectroradiometry in stand-off detection of chemical contamination

Published Online: Sep 29, 2017

Page range: 17 - 25

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/oszn-2017-0019

Keywords
passive detection of gases, remote sensing, multispectral detection

© 2017 Marek Chmiel et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Thermovision and spectroradiometry in stand-off detection of chemical contamination

Published Online: Sep 29, 2017

Page range: 17 - 25

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/oszn-2017-0019

Keywordspassive detection of gases, remote sensing, multispectral detection

© 2017 Marek Chmiel et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
passive detection of gases, remote sensing, multispectral detection