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IR Absorbing Paint

Looking for a white paint that is IR absorbing for use in a night vision backlit panel. Any info would be appreciated.

William M. Lang, Jr.
- Hauppauge, NY United States
2001

William,

Most white pigmented paints will be IR absorbing. Do you have a specific wavelength or spectral band of interest?

In general, paints with a potassium silicate binder will have a higher absorption compared to silicons or epoxys.

Ed Pierson
Lockheed Martin Astronautics - Denver, Colorado, USA
2001

White paint is IR reflecting if you want to absorb you have to use flat black paint , the flatter the better .

Raymond Iheodoor
- Madrid Spain
May 11, 2009

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