New type of bolometer detector for far-infrared telescopes
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
To study how stars and planets are born we have to look at star cradles hidden in cool clouds of dust. Far-infrared telescopes are able to pierce through those clouds. Conventionally, niobium nitride bolometers are used as the detectors, despite their low operating temperature of 4 Kelvin (-269° Celsius).
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ESA - Vanadium Dioxide High Resolution Uncooled Bolometer Array
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PDF] Optical performance of an ultra-sensitive horn-coupled
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PDF) Performance of a far-IR TES bolometer on monolithic sapphire
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Bolometer - an overview
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HFI detection chain - Planck PLA Wiki
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From The University of Heidelberg [Ruprecht-Karls-Universität
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Microwave detectors and multiplexing: Researchers help astronomers
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Field splitter footprint and detectors. A fixed mirror splits the
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Germanium Detectors for the Far
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SPICA (spacecraft) - Wikipedia
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