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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2016
The United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of Nasa, Washington, DC (US);
William R. Johnson, Brea, CA (US);
Karl Y. Yee, Pasadena, CA (US);
Simon J. Hook, Pasadena, CA (US);
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.