Thanks for posting Jed -- I too appreciated Brian's efforts to add to our collective understanding on this matter. We need to get as many expert eyes on this as possible, and each of us drawing on our own network of experts is actually a big deal and necessary I think.
John On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Brian Ahern just called me to say that he spoke with expert in thermal > imaging. The expert went over the paper and said this was exactly the right > kind of camera for these materials and this range of temperatures. The guy > said surface roughness and various other factors come into play. He knows > something about alumina and he said these are the instruments and > wavelengths he would select. > > Brian said his own doubts have been resolved. > > Normally I would have jotted down more details, such as the expert's name, > but I didn't because Brian promised to send me a note with the particulars. > It occurs to me he is not a good correspondent. He is a busy bee . . . If > he does not send me the info. I'll call him back and get it. > > This expert does things like measure the temperature of rocket plumes. I > told Brian I have heard of people using IR cameras for volcanoes. They are > good for uncontrolled, high-temperature phenomena. > > Details to follow. > > Brian is a good egg. > > - Jed > >
