Far-Infrared Photometer System for Airborne Infrared Astronomy,

Abstract

Laboratory photometric and spectral calibrations were performed for a gallium-doped germanium (Ge:Ga) and epitaxial gallium arsenide (GaAs) photo-conductive detector optimized at 100 and 285 micrometers respectively. They were flown in a photometer system aboard a NASA Lear jet for far-infrared astronomical observations, and a comparison of the sensitivities of the airborne flight measurements was made relative to the laboratory measurements.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 21, 1975
Accession Number
ADA010518

Entities

People

  • D. P. Mcnutt
  • K. Shivanandan
  • M. Daehler
  • P. D. Feldman

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Astronomy
  • Calibration
  • Detectors
  • Elements
  • Gallium
  • Gallium Arsenides
  • Germanium
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Micrometers
  • Observation
  • Photometers
  • Sensitivity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems