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Video References:
Tyson, J. (2001). How Night Vision Works. How Stuff Works. –
Montoro, H. P. Image Intensification: The Technology of Night Vision. Photonics. –
Brain Stuff - HowStuffWorks via YouTube –
Photonis via YouTube –
Operator Drewski via YouTube –
Night-vision device via Wikipedia –
Image intensifier via Wikipedia –
Lodriguss, J. How Digital Cameras Work. AstroPix. –
Kinka-Byo. (2019). What is the physical cause of increasing noise at high ISO? StackExchange. –
Macias, A. (2015). The secret NVGs SEAL Team Six wore on the Bin Laden raid. Business Insider. –
Van Dommelen, L. Thermionic Emission. Quantum Mechanics for Engineers. –
Nave, R. (2016). Blackbody Radiation. HyperPhysics. –
Night Vision Terminology - Generations. ModArmory. –
NASA (2018). X-ray Detectors - Electrical Current Detections. –
Images & Video:
Osama Bin Laden report, via CNN on YouTube -
Sicario Night Raid Scene, via Movieclips on YouTube -
Splinter Cell footage, via Ubisoft on YouTube -
Step Brothers Night Vision Scene, via masusockvevo on YouTube -
Ukraine report, via CNN on YouTube -
FLIR K2 Thermal Imaging Camera footage, via Teledyne FLIR on YouTube -
Chandra X-ray Observatory imagery, via NASA -
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