Infrared astronomy: From one to one million pixels

Details Infrared astronomy: From one to one million pixels Infrared astronomy: From one to one million pixels

Mar 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994exa.....3..235m&link_type=abstract

Experimental Astronomy, vol. 3, no. 1-4, p. 235-238

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Arrays, Cameras, Infrared Astronomy, Infrared Detectors, Infrared Spectrometers, Infrared Telescopes, Near Infrared Radiation, Astronomical Photography, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Infrared Photography, Infrared Spectroscopy, Mercury Cadmium Tellurides

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In less than a decade, infrared 'array' detectors have revolutionized infrared astronomy. Most of us remember using single element photometers in the early eighties, yet today, most of us are using 256 x 256 pixel arrays. At this meeting we have heard of plans to fabricate 1024 x 1024 arrays in the near infrared. From one to one million pixels in such a short period of time is amazing. The new array technology has also stimulated the development of many varieties of infrared cameras and spectrometes. At the UCLA Infrared Imaging Dectector Lab we have commissioned two near infrared imaging systems (KCam and Gemini) based on 256 x 256 arrays and a spectrometer design study is in progress for 1024 x 1024 arrays. Performance of these cameras on the telescope will be reported briefly.

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