INFRARED TARGET SOURCE FOR MISSILE TEST AND EVALUATION

THIS IS A DEVICE FOR TESTING AND EVALUATING ADVANCED INFRARED MISSILE SEEKERS. A VIDEO-TO-PHOTON CONVERTER THAT OPERATES IN THE MIDTO THE FAR INFRA-RED SPECTRUM, IT IS A CATHODE RAY TUBE-LIKE DEVICE WITH A SPECIAL TARGET SUBSTRATE THAT HAS THE CAPABILITY OF EMISSIONS IN ALL OF THE WAVEBANDS OF INTEREST. A MEANS TO VARY THE SPECTRAL RESPONSE IS PROVIDED. DELTA T'S OF OVER ONE THOUSAND DEGREES C WITH BACKGROUND TEMPERATURES CONTROLLABLE FROM 20K TO HUNDREDS OF DEGREES K ARE POSSIBLE. RESOLUTION IS COMPARABLE TO THAT OF HIGH RESOLUTION VIDEO MONITORS. A MEANS TO COUPLE TO THE MISSILE WITHOUT INTERFERENCE TO THE MISSILE'S RADAR SYSTEM IS INCORPORATED.