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An infrared thermometer is a thermometer which infers temperature from a portion of the thermal radiation sometimes called blackbody radiation emitted by the object being measured. They are sometimes called laser thermometers if a laser is used to help aim the thermometer, or non-contact thermometers or temperature guns, to describe the device's ability to measure temperature from a distance. By knowing the amount of infrared energy emitted by the object and its emissivity, the object's temperature can often be determined. Infrared thermometers are a subset of devices known as "thermal radiation thermometers". Sometimes, especially near ambient temperatures, readings may be subject to error due to the reflection of radiation from a hotter body—even the person holding the instrument—rather than radiated by the object being measured, and to an incorrect assumed emissivity. The design essentially consists of a lens to focus the infrared thermal radiation on to a detector, which converts the radiant power to an electrical signal that can be displayed in units of temperature after being compensated for ambient temperature. This permits temperature measurement from a distance without contact with the object to be measured. A non-contact infrared thermometer is useful for measuring temperature under circumstances where thermocouples or other probe-type sensors cannot be used or do not produce accurate data for a variety of reasons. == Examples of use== Some typical circumstances are where the object to be measured is moving; where the object is surrounded by an electromagnetic field, as in induction heating; where the object is contained in a vacuum or other controlled atmosphere; or in applications where a fast response is required, an accurate surface temperature is desired or the object temperature is above the recommended use point for contact sensors, or contact with a sensor would mar the object or the sensor, or introduce a significant temperature gradient on the object's surface. Infrared thermometers can be used to serve a wide variety of temperature monitoring functions. A few examples provided include: * Detecting clouds for remote telescope operation * Checking mechanical or electrical equipment for temperature and hot spots * Measuring the temperature of patients in a hospital without touching them * Checking heater or oven temperature, for calibration and control * Checking for hot spots in fire-fighting * Monitoring materials in processes involving heating or cooling * Measuring temperature of volcanoes * At times of epidemics of diseases causing fever, such as SARS coronavirus and Ebola virus disease, infrared thermometers have been used to check arriving travellers for fever.〔(Thermal Imaging for Detetcing Potential SARS Infection ) (also covers non-imaging infrared thermometers)〕 There are many varieties of infrared temperature-sensing devices, both for portable and handheld use and as fixed installations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「infrared thermometer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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