Feasibility Of An Uncooled Imaging Spectrometer For The Exploration Of The Solar System

H. M. Liaw; J. M. Voss

doi:10.1117/12.944268

3 May 1988 Feasibility Of An Uncooled Imaging Spectrometer For The Exploration Of The Solar System

H. M. Liaw, J. M. Voss

Proceedings Volume 0890, Infrared Systems and Components II; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.944268
Event: 1988 Los Angeles Symposium: O-E/LASE '88, 1988, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Imaging spectrometers operating in the visible through midwavelength infrared (MWIR) spectral regions have been used or planned for several missions in the exploration of the solar system. These instruments generally require cryogenic cooling for their photo-detector arrays. A current concept of the instrument system is described herein. The feasibility of an uncooled imaging spectrometer is assessed through evaluation of the tempera-ture environments of the instrument in various spacecraft orbits, and by analysis of available photo-detector materials and sensor focal plane array configurations. It is concluded that the uncooled approach appears practical for many solar system missions with current technology.

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H. M. Liaw and J. M. Voss "Feasibility Of An Uncooled Imaging Spectrometer For The Exploration Of The Solar System", Proc. SPIE 0890, Infrared Systems and Components II, (3 May 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.944268

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