1. Home
  2. Power and energy
  3. Physics of energy
  4. Thermal radiation in semitransparent media

  5. Interaction of radiation with matter

Article | REF: BE8212 V1

Thermal radiation in semitransparent media

Authors: Denis LEMONNIER, Pascal BOULET

Publication date: June 10, 2025, Review date: November 10, 2024 | Lire en français

You do not have access to this resource.
Click here to request your free trial access!

Already subscribed? Log in!

logo translation Translated by a qualified author

    A  |  A

    3. Interaction of radiation with matter

    Radiation interacts with the material it passes through (figure  6 ). It can be absorbed, or deflected in another direction (scattered). On the other hand, the medium itself emits thermal radiation with an intensity that depends on the wavelength and the local temperature.

    You do not have access to this resource.

    Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!

    You do not have access to this resource.
    Click here to request your free trial access!

    Already subscribed? Log in!

    The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference

    A Comprehensive Knowledge Base, with over 1,200 authors and 100 scientific advisors
    + More than 10,000 articles and 1,000 how-to sheets, over 800 new or updated articles every year
    From design to prototyping, right through to industrialization, the reference for securing the development of your industrial projects

    This article is included in

    Physics of energy

    This offer includes:

    Knowledge Base

    Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees

    Services

    A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources

    Practical Path

    Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills

    Doc & Quiz

    Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading

    Subscribe now!

    Ongoing reading
    Interaction of radiation with matter
    Outline