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An amateur video camera as a detector of infrared radiation

Zdeněk Bochníček

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This paper deals with the possibility of using a common video camera as a detector of near-infrared radiation in physical demonstrations. After a brief theoretical description of the physical basis of infrared detection, a set of experiments is presented. Most of the experiments can be done with relatively simple and easily accessible equipment. These experiments are intended for use in physics courses at all educational levels, ranging from basic schools up to universities.


PACS

07.07.Hj Display and recording equipment, oscilloscopes, TV cameras, etc.

01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus

01.40.Di Course design and evaluation

85.60.Jb Light-emitting devices

Subjects

Electronics and devices

Instrumentation and measurement

Optics, quantum optics and lasers

Education and communication

Dates

Issue 1 (January 2008)

Received 5 June 2007, in final form 16 October 2007



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