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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2015
Applicant:
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Inventors:
James Hart Clemmons, Torrance, CA (US);
Brian Blaise Brady, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Jeffrey Louis Hall, Torrance, CA (US);
Thomas Jay Curtiss, San Pedro, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/08 (2006.01); G01J 5/20 (2006.01); G01J 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/08 (2013.01); G01J 5/0014 (2013.01); G01J 5/0831 (2013.01); G01J 5/0834 (2013.01); G01J 5/20 (2013.01); G01J 2005/0077 (2013.01); G01N 9/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A windowless microbolometer for use in terrestrial applications and non-terrestrial applications is provided. The windowless microbolometer array may interact with a flow of gas such that a pixel-based image of the gas is generated when the flow of gas impinges upon the windowless microbolometer array. The windowless microbolometer array may also interact with a molecular beam to provide information related to density, shape, and propagation of the molecular beam.