near infrared , NIR (abbreviation)

It's also likely that the surface can be viewed in the near infrared.

The fundamental series lines for sodium appear in the near infrared.

"Green plants are bright in the near infrared," Grinspoon said.

For an aerosol correction, band 2 in the near infrared is used.

However, this problem can be overcome by taking images in the near infrared where dust obscuration is much reduced.

Here are a few simulations of bow shocks as imaged in the near infrared.

For vegetation, the near infrared shows greater variation in reflectivity than the visible part of the spectrum.

This is a fiber optic standard designed for affordable plastic fibers operating in the near infrared.

During each orbit, Mars was observed in nine different colors spanning the ultraviolet to the near infrared.

The strongest parts of the galaxy's spectrum have wavelengths around 1 μm in the near infrared.

However, because most of the star's radiation is in the near infrared, the human eye cannot perceive the star's intrinsic brightness.

HST instruments can detect light with wavelengths from the ultraviolet through the near infrared.

This time, a slim thread of breath swirls in the near infrared, from the victim's soot-stained but still splendid face.

However, in the near infrared, the spectrum turns blue between 0.8 and 1.25 μm and finally becomes neutral at the longer wavelengths.

These red shifted bands provide likely spectral regions for the detection of the water nitric acid complex in the near infrared.

It shows almost no absorption features in the near infrared, which may indicate an iron or enstatite chondrite surface composition.

So far, manufacture of silicon light-emitting diodes has been limited to the red visible spectral range and the near infrared.

Absorption features in the near infrared are attributed to low-iron, low-calcium orthopyroxene minerals.

The most common type of single-mode fiber has a core diameter of 8-10 micrometers and is designed for use in the near infrared.

Her studies focused on integrated optical modulators and tunable surface-emitting lasers in the near infrared.

The main optical component is an ultrafast (femtosecond) laser system which generates pulses in the near infrared.

However, even in a high pressure lamp there are some very strong emission lines in the near infrared, roughly in the region from 850-900 nm.

Using different band-pass filters, the same source can be used to produce several excitation channels from the UV to the near infrared.

This camera allows for more sensitive images in the red part of the visible spectrum and in the near infrared, in comparison to previous instruments.

These IVCT bands appear in the near infrared.