eli5 how does a thermoscan laser work? I work at a nickel plant and we use them while refining our melts, and I fail to understand how a laser can be shot thru glass and get a accurate temperature

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eli5 how does a thermoscan laser work? I work at a nickel plant and we use them while refining our melts, and I fail to understand how a laser can be shot thru glass and get a accurate temperature

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The laser only indicates where the instrument points. An infrared sensor that aligns with the laser detects the temperature of the surface under the laser’s dot.