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 TE
CHNI
CAL

NI
GHTVI
SIONCAME
RATE
CHNOL
OGY
I
NTRODUCTI
ON

Ni
ghtv
isi
ont
echnol
ogy
,li
ter
all
yal
l
owsonet
oseei
nthedar
k.I
tis
or
igi
nal
l
ydev
elopedf
ormi
l
itar
yuse.
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epoorni
ght
v
isi
oncompar
edt
omanyot
herani
mal
s.Wi
tht
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ght
-
v
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ght
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TYPE
SOFNI
GHTVI
SION

I
tisb
roa
dlyc
las
sif
iedi
ntot
wot
ype
s

Bi
ologi
cal
Nigh
tVi
si
on:Mol
ecu
lesi
nth
erod
soft
hee
yeu
nde
rgoa
c
han
gei
nsh
apeal
i
ght
.Mol
ecu
lesi
nth
ehu
manr
odsi
sin
sen
sit
iv
etot
he
l
i
ght
.

Te
chn
ica
lNi
ghtVi
si
on:I
mag
ein
ten
sif
ier
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erma
lima
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g
WORKI
NGOFTECHNI
CALNI
GHTVI
SION

Te
chn
ica
lNi
ghtv
isi
onc
anwo
rki
ntwov
eryd
iff
ere
ntwa
ys

I
mageI
nte
nsi
fi
er:Ni
ghtv
isi
ona
mpl
i
fie
sli
ghtt
oac
hie
veb
ett
erv
isi
on.
A
c
onv
ent
ion
all
ens
,ca
ptu
resa
mbi
entl
i
ght
.Th
ega
the
redl
i
ghti
sse
ntt
oth
e
i
mag
e-i
nte
nsi
fi
ert
ube
.Th
eli
ghte
ner
gyr
ele
ase
del
ect
ronf
romt
hec
ath
ode
a
nda
cce
ler
ate
d.Th
esee
lec
tro
nse
nte
rmi
cr
och
ann
elp
lat
ean
dbou
nce
of
fan
dge
ner
atemor
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ect
ron
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ous
and
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here
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tron
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r
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ase
dine
achc
han
nel
.
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gi
nal
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oll
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tht
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c
han
nel
,
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it
inga
tomsa
ndc
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here
lec
tron
s.Ne
wel
ect
ron
scol
l
ide
wi
thot
hera
toms
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n.
Ini
mag
e-i
nte
nsi
fi
ert
ube
,th
eel
ect
ron
s
h
itas
cre
en.
Thee
ner
gyoft
hee
lec
tron
sre
lea
sep
hot
onsa
ndc
rea
teg
ree
n
i
mag
eont
hes
cre
en.
Theg
ree
nph
osp
hori
mag
eisv
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dth
rou
gha
not
her
l
ens
.
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RMALI
MAGI
NG:Al
lob
jec
tse
miti
nfr
are
den
erg
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t
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mpe
rat
ure
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sest
hei
nfr
are
dli
ght
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efoc
use
dli
ghti
s
s
can
neda
ndc
rea
tet
emp
era
tur
epa
tte
rn.
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att
ernc
rea
tedi
str
ans
lat
ed
i
ntoe
lec
tri
cimp
uls
es.
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eimp
uls
esa
res
entt
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ir
cui
tboa
rdt
hat
t
ran
sla
test
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nfor
mat
ioni
ntod
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ort
hed
isp
lay
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esi
gna
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proc
ess
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u
nits
end
sth
ein
for
mat
iont
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lay
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dap
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s
c
olor
s.Th
erma
lima
gesa
reb
lac
kan
dwh
itei
nna
tur
e.

NI
GHTVI
SIONDEVI
CES
Ni
ghtv
isi
ond
evi
cesa
reb
asi
cal
l
ydi
vi
dedi
ntot
hre
eca
teg
ori
es

SCOPE
S:Th
eya
remon
ocu
larn
orma
ll
yha
ndh
eldormou
nte
dona
we
apon
.

GOGGL
ES:
The
yar
ebi
noc
ula
ran
dwor
nont
heh
ead
.

CAME
RA:
Use
dfort
ran
smi
ssi
onorr
ecor
din
gofi
mag
esmos
tl
yift
he
l
oca
tioni
sfi
xed
.

GENERATI
ONS
Ge
ner
ati
on0:
Thee
arl
i
est(
195
0's
)ni
ghtv
isi
onp
rod
uct
swe
reb
ase
don
i
mag
econ
ver
si
on,
rat
hert
hani
nte
nsi
fi
cat
ion
.

Ge
ner
ati
on1:

Va
cuu
mTu
beTe
chn
olog
y
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tion

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fi
cat
ion
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Ge
ner
ati
on2:

F
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tMi
cr
och
ann
elPl
ateAp
pli
cat
ion

On
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art
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tion

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fi
cat
ion
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tin
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fe:
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ner
ati
on3:

I
mpr
ove
dMi
cr
och
ann
elPl
ate&Ph
otoc
ath
ode

St
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tion

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fi
cat
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CONCLUSI
ONS

Tod
ayi
nth
e21
stc
ent
uryweh
avec
omeal
ongwa
yint
hed
eve
lop
men
tof
n
igh
tvi
si
ont
ech
nol
ogy
,fr
omt
hee
arl
y19
40'
s.

Ni
ghtv
isi
ond
evi
cesa
reb
asi
cal
l
yde
sig
nedf
oru
tmos
tde
fen
siv
epu
rpos
es
b
utt
hea
ppl
i
cat
ionwi
thi
nth
esc
ien
tif
icort
hec
ivi
l
ianr
ang
eisof
ten
p
roh
ibi
te
dbyl
aw.

I
npr
ese
nts
cen
ari
oth
eap
pli
cat
ion
sofn
igh
tvi
si
ont
ech
nol
ogyi
sve
ry
e
sse
nti
alt
ocomb
att
err
ori
smwh
ichi
sama
jorp
rob
lemb
ein
gfa
cedb
y
ma
nki
nd.