학술논문
SPIRE — The state-of-the-art in semiconductor bolometers for astronomy
Document Type
Conference
Author
Source
2009 34th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, 2009. IRMMW-THz 2009. 34th International Conference on. :1-3 Sep, 2009
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Language
ISSN
2162-2027
2162-2035
2162-2035
Abstract
SPIRE is one of three instruments on the Herschel Space Observatory. The bolometer arrays it contains are among the best understood and well characterized of any sub-mm astronomy instrument to date, and represent the state-of-the-art for this technology. The results from years of testing on the ground have shown them to be extremely stable and to possess simple behaviour. We describe the results from these tests and show that under the stable conditions expected in flight, this should enable physical models to be used in their calibration, in constrast to previous instruments.