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20122026
most citedEarly Science with SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

310 citations · 408 across the 10 of their papers we have counts for

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10 papers

astro-ph.IM2026★ 2 cited

The Astronomical Telescope of the University of Stuttgart (ATUS): Development, Optimization, and Lessons Learned

Karsten Schindler, Jürgen Wolf, Alfred Krabbe

ATUS, the Astronomical Telescope of the University of Stuttgart, is a fully remote-controlled 0.6 m f/8.17 Ritchey-Chrétien telescope optimized for high-cadence, high-fidelity phot…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 2 cited

Stratospheric Balloons as a Complement to the Next Generation of Astronomy Missions

Philipp Maier, Maria Ångerman, Jürgen Barnstedt +23

Observations that require large physical instrument dimensions and/or a considerable amount of cryogens, as it is for example the case for high spatial resolution far infrared astr…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 1 cited

Stratospheric balloons as a platform for the next large far infrared observatory

Philipp Maier, Jürgen Wolf, Alfred Krabbe +21

Observations that require large physical instrument dimensions and/or a considerable amount of cryogens, as it is the case for high spatial resolution far infrared (FIR) astronomy,…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 1 cited

Towards a European Stratospheric Balloon Observatory -- The ESBO Design Study

Philipp Maier, Jürgen Wolf, Thomas Keilig +18

This paper presents the concept of a community-accessible stratospheric balloon-based observatory that is currently under preparation by a consortium of European research institute…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 1 cited

Status of the STUDIO UV balloon mission and platform

A. Pahler, M. Ångermann, J. Barnstedt +24

Stratospheric balloons offer accessible and affordable platforms for observations in atmosphere-constrained wavelength ranges. At the same time, they can serve as an effective step…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 2 cited

Microchannel-Plate Detector Development for Ultraviolet Missions

Lauro Conti, Jürgen Barnstedt, Sebastian Buntrock +19

The Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Tübingen (IAAT) has a long-term experience in developing and building space-qualified imaging and photon counting microchannel-plate…