3 papers
astro-ph.IM2019
Photometric precision of a Si:As impurity band conduction mid-infrared detector and application to transit spectroscopy
Taro Matsuo, Thomas P. Greene, Roy R. Johnson +3
Transit spectroscopy is the most promising path toward characterizing nearby terrestrial planets at mid-infrared wavelengths in the next 20 years. The Spitzer Space telescope has a…
astro-ph.IM2018
SOFIA - HIRMES: Looking forward to the HIgh-Resolution Mid-infrarEd Spectrometer
Samuel N. Richards, Samuel H. Moseley, Gordon Stacey +48
The HIgh-Resolution Mid-infrarEd Spectrometer (HIRMES) is the 3rd Generation Instrument for the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), currently in development a…
astro-ph2004
In-flight performance and calibration of the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) for the Spitzer Space Telescope
J. L. Hora, the IRAC team
The Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) is one of three focal plane instruments on board the Spitzer Space Telescope. IRAC is a four-channel camera that obtains simultaneous broad-band im…