Passive Standoff Detection Team at SBCCOM: Results from the Owl Field Test, Nevada Test Site, 31 July through 11 August 2000

Abstract

An overview is presented of ongoing efforts in applied research by the Passive Standoff Detection Team at the U.S. Army Soldier Biological Chemical Command (SBCCOM). Passive infrared sensors such as the TurboFT, the High Sensitivity Field Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (HISPEC), and the Adaptive InfraRed Imaging Spectroradiometer (AIRIS) will be described. The Owl Field Tests were held at the Nevada Test Site for a three-week period from 31 July to 18 August 2000. The AIRIS utilizes a Fabry-Perot tunable filter to spectrally resolve the image, which is captured on a 64x64-element HgCdTe focal-plane-array. The TurboFT uses a spinning crystal design to achieve scan speeds of up to 100 scans/sec with an ultimate goal of 360 scans/sec. The TurboFT utilizes a 16-element (2x8) focal-plane-array. The HISPEC is a single pixel sensor with extremely high sensitivity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA436105

Entities

People

  • Agustin I. Ifarraguerri
  • Alan Samuels
  • Avishai Ben-david
  • Christopher Gittins
  • James O. Jensen
  • James W. Yang
  • Richard Matta
  • Thomas Gruber
  • William Marinelli
  • William R. Loerop

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Amplifiers
  • Arrays
  • Converters
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Dynamic Range
  • Field Tests
  • Filters
  • Focal Plane Arrays
  • Focal Planes
  • Gain
  • Interferograms
  • Interferometers
  • Measurement
  • Sensitivity
  • Spectrometers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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