Pyrometer

Last updated Mar 13, 2023

Also referred to as

• infared thermometer
• radiation thermometer
• non-contact thermometer

Measures radiation from an object at a distance in order to determine the object’s temperature. The radiation (IR-infared) is in the electromagnetic spectrum

measure temperature by comparing the object visually with a calibrated filament that can be adjusted by temperature

focused radiation (using lenses/mirrors) is directed at a Thermocouple or an array of thermocouples