Technology development program for the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) science instrumentsA coordinated technology program for the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) is described. The program encompasses detector technology, cryogenic mechanisms technology, and an adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator. Discrete detectors, detector arrays, detector readouts, and testing of engineering models under simulated flight environment conditions are considered. Several focal planes will be optimized at a particular wavelength range to make up over 247,000 detector pixels from about 1.8 to 1000 microns.
Document ID
19920040235
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ramos, Ruben (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Leidich, Christopher A. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation
Meeting Information
Meeting: Cryogenic Optical Systems and Instruments IV