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Appendix A; Example: Calibration of a Cryogenic Blackbody

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Raju V. Datla, Eric L. Shirley, Albert C. Parr

Abstract

This manuscript is intended to be an Appendix in a book on radiometry, The Practice of Optical Radiometry. The Appendix is to provide a real example of a blackbody calibration, in order to demonstrate the statistical analysis of data. The role of diffraction in a blackbody calibration is also discussed.
Citation
Appendix A; Example: Calibration of a Cryogenic Blackbody
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Book Appendix The Practice of Optical Radiometry,
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Keywords

absolute cryogenic radiometer, blackbody, diffraction, uncertainty

Citation

Datla, R. , Shirley, E. and Parr, A. (2005), Appendix A; Example: Calibration of a Cryogenic Blackbody, Book Appendix The Practice of Optical Radiometry, , [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=841887 (Accessed October 17, 2025)

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Created January 22, 2005, Updated February 17, 2017
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