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noise equivalent temperature difference

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noise equivalent temperature difference [′nȯiz i¦kwiv·ə·lənt ′tem·prə·chər ‚dif·rəns]
(thermodynamics)
The change in equivalent blackbody temperature that corresponds to a change in radiance which will produce a signal-to-noise ratio of 1 in an infrared imaging device. Abbreviated NETD.


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Called ICE (Improved Common Electronics), this solid-state design offers performance improvements of two times in noise equivalent temperature difference (NETD) or sensitivity, and two to four times improvement in non-uniformity, which significantly enhances picture quality.
 
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