To assure accurate noncontact infrared temperature measurement (on the Raytek Corporation website)

A brief discussion of five key factors that have to be taken into account when planning use of an IR thermometer to make a noncontact temperature measurement.

These then are expanded upon in other Raytek web pages as part of the their website education area.

The Five Key Elements, you ask?

According to Raytek they are:

* Distance to Target (Spot) Ratio
* Field of View
* Environmental Conditions
* Ambient Temperatures
* Emissivity

Editors Note: We think that’s an excellent start, but would add that response time and traceable calibration as two equally important factors, if one is planning to make truly serious temperature measurements, such as is often encountered when using the measurement in controlling a process that has time-variable properties.

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