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June 2008,
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA

Course Description
The course will consist of lectures and skill-building, problem-solving laboratory experiments and will cover the fundamentals of radiometric physics and instrumentation associated with determining temperature from observations of thermal radiation from materials. The exercises will provide experience in performing radiometric analyses to internalize key concepts and to serve as preparatory work for the experiments.

Goals and Objectives

• Temperature measurement using thermal radiation,
• Practical laboratory exercises,
• Proper uncertainty analysis,
• Treatment of the measurement equation, and
• Understanding the calibration chain for radiance temperature.

Who Should Attend
Scientists, engineers, and technicians who need to make reliable temperature measurements using radiation thermometers.

• The NIST Laboratories, conducting research that advances the nation’s technology infrastructure and is needed by U.S. industry to continually improve products and services,
• The Baldrige National Quality Program, whch promotes performance excellence among U.S. manufacturers, service companies, educational institutions, and health care providers; conducts outreach programs and manages the annual Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award which recognizes performance excellence and quality achievement;
• The Manufacturing Extension Partnership, a nationwide network of local centers offering technical and business assistance to smaller manufacturers; and
• The Advanced Technology Program, which accelerates the development of innovative technologies for broad natonal benefit by co-funding R&D partnerships with the private sector.

NIST has an operating budget of about $864 million and operates in two locations: Gaithersburg, MD, (headquarters — 234-hectare/578-acre campus) and Boulder, CO, (84-hectare/208-acre campus).

NIST employs about 3,000 scientists, engineers, technicians, and support and administrative personnel. About 1600 guest researchers complement the staff. In addition, NIST partners wth 2,000 manufacturing specialists and staff at affiliated centers around the country.

Sponsor:

NIST’s Optical Technology Division is the official sponsor of this short course.