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Rigelsford, J. (2003), "Internet page", Sensor Review, Vol. 23 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/sr.2003.08723aag.001

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Keywords: Gas, Gas sensors, Thermal imaging

http://www.phys.tue.nl/EPG/Elementary Processes in Gas discharges (EPG) Group

Elementary Processes in Gas discharges (EPG) Group is part of the Department of Physics at Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands. Their research focuses on low temperature gas discharges and currently concentrates on dusty plasmas, light production for lamps and television screens, pulsed corona discharges for gas and water cleaning, and biomedical plasmas for assisting healing.

The site contains information about their current projects, publications, vacancies, a photo gallery and a link to the NATO SfP-LASER home page.

http://www.compix.com/Compix Incorporated

Compix Inc. provides a wide range of infrared (IR) thermal imaging systems. The Compix PC2000 or PC2000/e thermal imaging systems can convert any IBM-compatible PC into a high resolution thermal imager. The IR camera has thermoelectric cooling and is suitable for non-contact temperature measurements from 5°C to over 500°C with a thermal resolution as small as 0.2°C.

The site contains product and purchasing information, software, application articles, and links to related sites.

http://www.univ-orleans.fr/ESPEO/GREMI/english/cdp_en.htmGREMI – Research Group on Energetics of Ionized Gases

GREMI is a research laboratory at Orleans University and is supported by the Engineering Sciences Department (SPI) of National Research Scientific Centre (CNRS). Their research focuses on laboratory and industrial plasmas for various technological applications. This work falls into five main areas: low pressure plasmas and laser created plasmas, transient energetic plasmas, high pressure non-equilibrium plasmas, electrical arcs, and ion plasma thrusters.

Overall, this is a rather disappointing site.

http://www.indigosystems.comIndigo Systems

Founded in 1996, Indigo Systems Corporation provides IR imaging systems that enable the user to see in the dark or through smoke and fog, and which can be used for detecting mechanical or electrical failures before they occur, non-invasive medical diagnosis, and chemical detection and analysis. They also manufacture opto-electronic products for optical telecommunication systems. Their products include the Alpha™, Merlin^®, and Phoenix™ infrared cameras and the Talon^®, ThermaGRAM^®, and ThermoSonix™ camera accessories.

This site contains plenty of product and background information and is well worth visiting.

http://www.gcm.usherb.ca/crtp/indexa.htmThe CRTP

The CRTP is a joint research centre formed by the Université de Sherbrooke and McGill University and is a result of increasing interest in the potential of plasma technology for material treatment, chemical synthesis, extractive metallurgy and toxic waste destruction. Their research concentrates on three main areas, namely: the design and development of plasma furnaces and torches, transfer phenomena and reaction kinetics at high temperatures, and process development and design of a plasma reactor.

The site contains information about the research, industrial collaborations, publications, patents, and personnel. It is also available in French.

http://crppwww.epfl.ch/Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas – CRPP

The CRPP is the Plasma Physics Research Centre of Switzerland and has studied fundamental plasma physics since 1961. The Web site provides information about the tokamak concept, presently the most advanced concept for a thermonuclear fusion reactor; gyrotrons, a powerful source of electromagnetic waves of very short wavelength; and Langmuir probes which provide simple and localized measurements of electron temperature, density and ion flux in the plasma-surface interaction regions of diverted plasmas.

Although the presentation of this site is far from ideal it is still worth visiting.

http://www.phy.umist.ac.uk/Research/UMIST Physics Research

This site provides information about the research interests of the Physics Department at UMIST. Unfortunately the link to the Plasma Physics page does not work.

Hot sites

http://www.flir.com/FLIR Systems, Inc.

FLIR Systems, Inc., was founded in 1978, designs and manufactures thermal imaging and broadcast camera systems for a wide variety of commercial and government applications from manufacturing process control to border and maritime patrol. The Infrared Training Centre offers training and certification in all aspects of infrared thermography. It also provides an online community for learning more about thermography, its capabilities and applications and acts as a forum for existing users to communicate with each other.

This is a superb site which is well presented and easy to navigate. It provides the history of infrared technology and answers questions including “How do infrared cameras work?”. It is available in English, German, Swedish, Spanish and French.

http://www.raytheon.com/Raytheon Company

Founded in 1922 as the American Appliance Company, Raytheon is now a world leader in the development of business and special mission aircraft, and defence, government and commercial electronics. They provide a wide range of missile, air combat, naval, surveillance and reconnaissance systems. Their Command, Control, Communications and Information Systems (C3I) are used around the world in military and civilian roles.

The Raytheon AN/PAS-18 Stinger Night Sight (SNS) is a rugged, lightweight thermal imaging sight that mounts easily on the Stinger missile to provide 24 h mission capability. The Night Driver is a infrared thermal imaging system that fits to the front of a car and enables the driver to see up to five times further than with headlights alone.

Jon Rigelsford