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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Jason Charles Lashley, Sante Fe, NM (US);
Cyril P. Opeil, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
James Lawrence Smith, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Jason Charles Lashley, Sante Fe, NM (US);
Cyril P. Opeil, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
James Lawrence Smith, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Los Alamos National Security, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for sensing infrared radiation. The apparatus includes a sensor element that is positioned in a magnetic field during operation to ensure a λ shaped relationship between specific heat and temperature adjacent the Curie temperature of the ferroelectric material comprising the sensor element. The apparatus is operated by inducing a magnetic field on the ferroelectric material to reduce surface charge on the element during its operation.