Submillimeter and Far-InfraRed Experiment (SAFIRE): A PI class instrument for SOFIA

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2000-03-24

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0003387v1

SPIE Proceedings, "Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2000", Munich, Germany

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

11 pages

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SAFIRE is a versatile imaging Fabry-Perot spectrograph covering 145 to 655 microns, with spectral resolving powers ranging over 5-10,000. Selected as a "PI" instrument for the airborne Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), SAFIRE will apply two-dimensional pop-up bolometer arrays to provide background-limited imaging spectrometry. Superconducting transition edge bolometers and SQUID multiplexers are being developed for these detectors. SAFIRE is expected to be a "First Light" instrument, useable during the initial SOFIA operations. Although a PI instrument rather than a "Facility Class" science instrument, it will be highly integrated with the standard SOFIA planning, observation, and data analysis tools.

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