Prospects for far infrared arrays

✍ Scribed by G. H. Rieke; E. T. Young

• Book ID: 104770778
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 424 KB
• Volume: 3
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0922-6435
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00430174

✦ Synopsis

We report initial performance measurements of a l/8 scale version of a 32x32 pixel array under development for SIRTF. This array demonstrates that we can reach the sensitivity limits set by the natural backgrounds in space while providing good imaging and photometric performance. Based oh the achieved performance levels, we project the imaging capabilities of SIRTF in the far infrared to exceed by a factor of more than 10,000 those achieved by any preceding telescope.