INFRARED RADIATION

Presented by :
1. Ines Rahmawati Efendi
2. Kaldera Chechilia Marchelina
3. Kristania Atrix Nussy
4. Laila Mukarromah

Class : XI.6
 What is Infrared Radiation ?

Infrared radiation is a part of the elegtromagnetic spectrum. The name means “under
red” (from the Latin infra, "below"), red is the color of visible light with the longest wave.
The main source of infrared radiation is through temperature or thermal radiation.
The more heat, the more movement the atoms and molecules have, and the more infrared
radiation is produced. Every object that is above zero temperature Kelvin definitely emit
infrared radiation.
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
 Near Infrared
Wavelengths 0.75–1.50 µm

Medium Infrared
Wavelengths 1.50-10 µm

Far Infrared
Wavelengths 10–100 µm
 The Characteristics of Infrared Light
Can’t be seen by
humans.

Can’t penetrate Can be generated by

objectionable components that
material invisibility. produce heat.

Wavelength have the opposite relation or

inversely proportional to the temperature. As
the temperature increase, the wavelength
decrease.
 Received by Transform into code
Infrared. as binary data package.
Signal sent by
the sender

Energy Electrical Can take benefits

of light signal pulse for human.

NOTES :
The receiver of infrared should have:
1. High sensitivity 2. Fast response time
 William Herschel
Sir Frederick William Herschel (1738 – 1822)
was born in Hanover, Germany and became well known as
both a musician and as an astronomer. He moved to
England in 1757 and, with his sister Caroline, constructed
telescopes to survey the night sky. Their work resulted in
several catalogs of double stars and nebulae. Herschel is
famous for his discovery of the planet Uranus in 1781, the
first new planet found since antiquity. In addition,
Herschel discovered infrared radiation.
 How Herschel Discovered Infrared Light ?

Directed sunlight
through a glass
prism to create a
spectrum. Glass
Prism
5 Application of Infrared in Daily Life
1. Infrared Heaters
The infrared can heat the opaque
objects instead of the air around them. These
are also used in industries for wielding,
drying, etc.
2. Infrared Remote control
The basic premise at work in an IR
remote control is the use of light to carry
signals between a remote control and the device
it's directing.
5 Application of Infrared in Daily Life
3. Ear thermometer
• Common sensor: e.g thermophile
• Sees and measures the eardrum’s infrared
emissions
• Emissions  temperature
• Displayed on a LCD
4. Thermal Imaging
(Thermography)
Used to determine the temperature of an
object remotely. This is used mostly in
industries and military operations.
 Night Vision Goggles
It amplifies the ambient light and helps to see things in dark without the use of light to illuminate the area of interest.
1.
Dim light from a night scene enters 2.
the lens at the front. The light is As the photons enter the goggles, they
made of photons (particles of light) strike a light-sensitive surface called a
of all colors. photocathode. It's job is to convert
photons into electrons.

4.
The electrons leaving photomultiplier, a kind of photoelectric cell.
the photomultiplier
hit a phosphor
screen. As the
electrons hit the
phosphor, they create
tiny flashes of light.
3.
The electrons are amplified by a
Each electron entering the photomultiplier
results in many more electrons leaving it.
5.
Since there are many more photons than
originally entered the goggles, the screen
makes a much brighter version of the
original scene.
Conclution
Infrared radiation is an invisible light
source. Radiation generated by the electrons in
the molecules vibrate because of heated objects.
This ray have wavelength between
700 nanometers (nm) to 1 mm and has the
1011Hz frequency up to 1014 Hz. It has
advantage for many kinds of subject in our life
such as in health, astronomy, terminology, etc.
 Bibliography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared
https://www.space.com/17432-william-herschel.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Herschel
http://physics.tutorvista.com/waves/infrared-waves.html
http://fren-view.blogspot.co.id/2013/01/pengertian-infra-red-infra-
merah.html
http://qorryanisza26.blogspot.co.id/2014/12/herschel-menemukan-
inframerah.html
http://www.explainthatstuff.com/hownightvisionworks.html
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