1. A thermal imager uses detectors of cadmium mercury telluride, which detect infrared radiation when they are cooled to very low temperatures. 2. All matter at temperatures above that of absolute zero emits infrared radiation. 3. Consequently in a static diamond there are no charged atoms to interact with the electric field of infrared radiation. 4. Diamond absorbs infrared radiation by a slightly more complex process. 5. The launcher for the medium-range version will incorporate a projector that produces a beam of infrared radiation. 6. As bark temperatures rise during the day, the amount of infrared radiation that trees emit increases. 7. As trees absorb the light, they warm and give off more infrared radiation. 8. Astronomers are particularly interested in the spectrum of infrared radiation the impacts may yield. 9. As the trees absorb solar energy, they warm and give off more infrared radiation. 10. As the trees warm up, they give off infrared radiation that melts nearby snow, forming circular depressions around their trunks. |