Airborne infrared astronomy

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Aug 1975

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975mercu...4....2c&link_type=abstract

Mercury, vol. 4, July-Aug. 1975, p. 2-7.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Airborne Equipment, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Infrared Astronomy, Atmospheric Effects, C-141 Aircraft, Carbon Dioxide, Electromagnetic Spectra, Radiation Detectors, Spaceborne Astronomy, Water Vapor

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After a brief review of the general procedures involved in airborne infrared astronomy and of the historical background leading up to this important new technique, sources of infrared radiation, effects of the earth's atmosphere on this incoming radiation, methods of detection of infrared sources, and the development of airborne observatories are described. The discussion is on a lay level; the correlation of heat with infrared emission, the primary role played by CO2 and H2O in the opacity of the atmosphere in the IR above 18 microns, the use of a crystal to electronically detect radiation in the desired spectral region, and the Lear Jet telescope as mounted in a modified C-141 cargo jet are considered.

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