Publication Date:
2019-06-28
Description:
Small light-powered meter measures accumulated radiation in ultraviolet or other selected regions. Practical advantages are device's low cost, small size, accuracy, and adaptability to specific wave-band measurements. Medical applications include detection of skin cancer, vitamin D production, and jaundice. Dosimeter also measures sunlight for solar energy designs, agriculture and meteorology, and monitors stability of materials and environmental and occupational lighting.
Keywords:
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Type:
LAR-12469
,
NASA Tech Briefs (ISSN 0145-319X); 5; 3; P. 300
Format:
text
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