Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Oct 1989
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989tidt.work..401e&link_type=abstract
In its Proceedings of the Third Infrared Detector Technology Workshop p 401-402 (SEE N90-21313 14-35)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Boeing 747 Aircraft, Imaging Techniques, Infrared Astronomy, Infrared Detectors, Observatories, Telescopes, C-141 Aircraft, Far Infrared Radiation, Infrared Spectra, Microwave Frequencies, Sensitivity, Spectral Resolution, Submillimeter Waves
Scientific paper
SOFIA will be a three meter class telescope operating in a Boeing 747, offering astronomers routine access to infrared wavelengths unavailable from the ground, and with the means to observe transient astronomical events from anywhere in the world. The concept is based on 15 years of experience with NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO), which SOFIA will replace in the mid 1990's. SOFIA's wavelength range covers nearly four decades of the electromagnetic spectrum: from the visible, throughout the infrared and submillimeter, to the microwave region. Relative to the KAO, SOFIA will be roughly ten times more sensitive for compact sources, enabling observations of fainter objects and measurements at higher spectral resolution. Also, it will have three times the angular resolving power for wavelengths greater than 30 microns, permitting more detailed imaging at far infrared wavelengths.
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