thermal emission

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thermal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈθɜː.məl/us
/ˈθɝː.məl/
connected ...
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emission
noun
uk
/iˈmɪʃ.ən/us
/iˈmɪʃ.ən/
the act of sending out gas, heat, ...
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(Definition ofthermalandemissionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The temperature structure responds accordingly to restore the energy balance at each level by changing thethermalemission.
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Thermalemissionis the spontaneous emission of photons due to thermal motion of charges in the material.
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This is the mechanism of fluorescence andthermalemission.
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The rover also completed a miniaturethermalemissionspectrometer sky and ground observation.
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After the pulse, when the voltage returns to its steady-state value, the defects start to emit trapped carriers due to thethermalemissionprocess.
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Measurement of an x-ray spectrum allows the temperature to be determined, assuming it isthermalemissionfrom the surface of a neutron star.
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The mirror coatings are chosen to have minimalthermalemission.
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The f/ratio is long to have a small secondary mirror, again to minimize the telescope'sthermalemission.
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The secondary mirror is undersized to prevent the instrument from seeing thethermalemissionfrom the telescope structure around the primary mirror.
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Reflectors can also be used to selectively reduce or eliminate unwantedthermalemission.
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Tests on thethermalemissionspectrometer indicate that it was undamaged, and the heaters would be enabled with sufficient power.
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The miniaturethermalemissionspectrometer was also used to observe the sky and ground.
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Planets orbiting far enough from stars to be resolved reflect very little starlight so planets are detected through theirthermalemissioninstead.
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Normally such emission may be an indication ofthermalemissionby warm dust.
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The rover also searched for clouds with its navigation camera and observed the sky and ground with its miniaturethermalemissionspectrometer.
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This instrument operated simultaneously at wavelengths of 450 and 850 micron (with 91 and 37 pixels, respectively), and was sensitive to thethermalemissionfrom interstellar dust.
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Discrete spectra are contrasted with the continuous spectra also seen in such experiments, for example inthermalemission, in synchrotron radiation, and may other light-producing phenomena.
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Over time, because the solidified lava is denser than the still-molten magma below, this crust can founder, triggering an increase inthermalemissionat the volcano.
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