Water Bath Blackbody for the 5 to 60C Temperature Range: Performance Goal, Design Concept, and Test Results

摘要

A water bath blackbody has been built under contract for the Electromagnetic Metrology Engineering Branch at Newark Air Force Station. The performance goal was a large-area, self-calibrating, high-accuracy blackbody covering the majority of the liquid water temperature range. With the exception of self-calibration, these goals were met. The report describes both the conceptual design of the water bath blackbody and the results of the tests that were carried out to characterize the performance of the actual water bath blackbody that was built for Newark Air Force Station. The details of the construction and operation of that water bath blackbody are described in a companion report.