Calibration Systems Final Report

Myers, Tanya L. ; Broocks, Bryan T. ; Phillips, Mark C.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.)

关键词: Calibration;    Proliferation;    98 Nuclear Disarmament, Safeguards, And Physical Protection;    Detection;    Stability;   

DOI  :  10.2172/878274
RP-ID  :  PNNL-15671
RP-ID  :  AC05-76RL01830
RP-ID  :  878274

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The Calibration Systems project at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is aimed towards developing and demonstrating compact Quantum Cascade (QC) laser-based calibration systems for infrared imaging systems. These on-board systems will improve the calibration technology for passive sensors, which enable stand-off detection for the proliferation or use of weapons of mass destruction, by replacing on-board blackbodies with QC laser-based systems. This alternative technology can minimize the impact on instrument size and weight while improving the quality of instruments for a variety of missions. The potential of replacing flight blackbodies is made feasible by the high output, stability, and repeatability of the QC laser spectral radiance.