Reduced blackbody microheaters for measuring high temperature thermoluminescent glow curve peaks

Philip R. Armstrong, Merlin L. Mah, Lucas Taylor, Joseph J. Talghader

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Abstract

Infrared-transparent microheaters have been constructed to reduce the background blackbody radiation produced by the heater. Among other applications, such heaters allow one to probe the high temperature peaks of thermoluminescent(TL) materials. The microheater consists of peripheral platinum heating elements on a mid-infrared transparent alumina platform. Alumina has a relatively low blackbody signal at high temperature for wavelengths less than 8μm. To test the reduced blackbody emission, an aperture was placed over the heating coils and then the transparent center of the microheater. The amount of infrared light transmitted through the aperture was reduced by 90% as the aperture moved from the highly emissive heater coils at 450°C to the largely transparent center at the same temperature.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2014 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics, OMN 2014 - Proceedings
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages7-8
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9780992841423
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 14 2014
Event2014 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics, OMN 2014 - Glasgow, United Kingdom
Duration: Aug 17 2014Aug 21 2014

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics
ISSN (Print)2160-5033
ISSN (Electronic)2160-5041

Other

Other2014 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics, OMN 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityGlasgow
Period8/17/148/21/14

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 University of Strathclyde.

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