Abstract
dc:description.abstractThe work presented here addresses an important topic in thermal radiation detection when gold-black is used as an absorber. Sought is a model to simulate the absorption of thermal radiation by gold-black. Fractal geometry is created to simulate the topology of gold-black. Then electrical circuits based on the topology are identified that capture the physics of the interaction between the gold-black material and incident electro-magnetic radiation. Parameters of the model are then adjusted so results obtained are comparable to absorption data from the literature. Potential next-generation radiometric instruments will likely involve thermal radiation detectors using gold-black as an absorbing medium. A model that accurately simulates gold-black absorption will be an important tool in their design.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science
- Level thesis:degree_level
- masters
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Mechanical Engineering
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Mechanical Engineering
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Virginia Tech
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Quinlan, Brendan Robert
- Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
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- Mahan, James Robert
- Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
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- Vick, Brian L.
- Nguyen, Vinh
Subjects
dc:subject × 5Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- In Copyright
- Licence dc:rights.uri
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Dc Identifier Other
- vt_gsexam:6367
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/63888