Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Black silicon blackbody calibration target
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Application No.: US15386821Application Date: 2016-12-21
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Publication No.: US10371579B1Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: William R. Johnson , Karl Y. Yee , Simon J. Hook
- Applicant: The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of NASA
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Current Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Main IPC: G01K15/00
- IPC: G01K15/00 ; G01J5/52
Abstract:
The disclosure is directed to a blackbody calibration target having a textured silicon substrate comprising a base comprising a plurality of needle like structures extending away from the base and having a total emissivity of greater than 99.5% from an electromagnetic radiation source having a wavelength greater than or equal to about 400 nanometers and less than or equal to about 1 mm. The disclosure is further directed to a blackbody calibration target system, and instrument which includes the blackbody calibration target, and a method of calibrating an instrument.
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