Advanced TV Compatible Thermal Imager Based On The Signal Processing In The Element (SPRITE) Detector

Richard F. Leftwich; John M. Ballantine

doi:10.1117/12.934156

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9 August 1983 Advanced TV Compatible Thermal Imager Based On The Signal Processing In The Element (SPRITE) Detector

Richard F. Leftwich, John M. Ballantine

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Proceedings Volume 0363, Advanced Remote Sensing; (1983) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.934156
Event: 26th Annual Technical Symposium, 1982, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Recently the British have unveiled details of a new Mercury Cadmium Telluride (HgCdTd) "SPRITE" detector that performs time delay and integration within the material itself. The detector has been applied to a new serial/parallel TV compatible high performance thermal imager, the IR-18. This paper introduces the concept of the SPRITE detector and analyzes and explains its unique features. It then describes how the detector is applied to the IR-18. A video tape or movie will be shown of IR-18 imagery with afocal telescopes having different magnifications. The IR-l8 is currently manufactured by Barr & Stroud Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland. Magnavox is the exclusive distributor in the U.S.

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Richard F. Leftwich and John M. Ballantine "Advanced TV Compatible Thermal Imager Based On The Signal Processing In The Element (SPRITE) Detector", Proc. SPIE 0363, Advanced Remote Sensing, (9 August 1983); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.934156

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