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Radiance Temperature (at 653 nm) of Iron at Its Melting Point
1Institute for Materials Research, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. 20234.
Abstract:
Radiance temperature (at 653nm) of iron at its melting point was measured using a subsecond-duration pulse heating technique. Specimens in the form of strips with initially different surface roughnesses were used. The results do not indicate any dependence of radiance temperature (at the melting point) on initial surface or system operational conditions. The average radiance temperature (at 653 nm) at the melting point for 13 specimens is 1670 K on IPTS-68, with a standard deviation of 0.8 K and a maximum absolute deviation of 1.7 K. The total error in the radiance temperature is estimated to be not more than ±6 K.
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