How IR Thermometer Works

Laser thermometers work on the same principle as infrared (IR)

thermometers; the laser is just there so that you can see what you’re
aiming at. IR thermometers are often used in industrial
manufacturing to measure the temperature of very hot things or
inaccessible areas, or in food manufacturing to make sure that
frozen foods are cold enough or hot foods are hot enough. Those
body-temperature thermometers you stick in your ear also operate
using the same technology.
IR thermometers take advantage of the fact that all molecules in
matter are constantly vibrating: The higher their temperature, the
faster the vibrations. When you point an IR thermometer at an
object, a series of mirrors and lenses inside detects those vibrations
in the form of infrared radiation—energy at a longer wavelength than
visible light. By analyzing the wavelength of the infrared, the
thermometer figures out how fast the molecules are vibrating, and
thus their temperature. IR thermometers work best on dark, dull-
colored objects—shiny things can reflect infrared energy from other
sources in addition to giving it off themselves, which can interfere
with the reading.

K n o w l e d g e - - - - - - - B a s e d - - - - - - - - A r ti c l e s
Complied by: myacirkhan@gmail.com