The Far Infrared and Submillimeter Background

Abstract

Contents: Rocket infrared observations of the interplanetary medium; Rocket measurement of the galactic background; Rocket infrared 4-color photometry of the galaxy's central region; The far infrared and submillimeter background; and Groundbased infrared photometry.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 1974
Accession Number
ADA002374

Entities

People

  • Baruch T. Soifer
  • James R. Houck
  • Judith L. Pipher
  • Martin O. Harwit

Organizations

  • Cornell University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Background Radiation
  • Bandwidth
  • Calibration
  • Contracts
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Focal Planes
  • Frequency
  • Grain Size
  • Measurement
  • Nose Cones
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Photometry
  • Scattering
  • Short Wavelengths

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Spectroscopy.