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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An Apparatus and method are provided for sensing temperature of a sample. Apparatushas a sensor, positionable relative to a sample, which is responsive to temperature of a region of the sample at each position of the sensor. Sensor circuitryprovides a response signal indicative of the sensor response at the position of the sensor. Sample-temperature controllercontrols temperature of sampleindependently of sensor. Sample-temperature controllereffects a time-dependent modulation of the sample temperature such that a time-dependent heat flux is generated between the sample and the sensor at the position of the sensor. Temperature analyzerextracts time-averaged and time-dependent components of the response signal due to the modulation of the sample temperature, and processes the components to produce an output indicative of temperature of the sample at the position of the sensor.