FLIR ThermaCAM P45 User Manual page 178

20 – Theory of thermography
For highly polished materials ε approaches zero, so that for a perfectly reflecting
λ
material (i.e. a perfect mirror) we have:
For a graybody radiator, the Stefan-Boltzmann formula becomes:
This states that the total emissive power of a graybody is the same as a blackbody
at the same temperature reduced in proportion to the value of ε from the graybody.
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Figure 20.8 Spectral radiant emittance of three types of radiators. 1: Spectral radiant emittance; 2:
Wavelength; 3: Blackbody; 4: Selective radiator; 5: Graybody.
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