Theoretical analysis of the performance of a highly-sensitive heat sensor

What is it about?

This paper describes an analysis of a thermal sensor that provides information about how the sensor's performance can be altered by changing the materials used to construct the device and how knowledge of the sensor's behaviour can be used to correct recorded signals for the distortions introduced by the sensor itself.

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Why is it important?

The type of modelling described in this work is applicable to many sensors used in biological and biophysical research. It provides a powerful tool for both understanding how a sensor's performance is affected by how it is constructed and how a sensor affects recorded signals. The model was developed using MapleSim software and sensitivity analyses and parameter sweeps were done using Maple software. These applications offer a great base for these types of analyses.