Shafer, Richard A., Moseley, Samuel H., Ade, Peter A. R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5127-0401, Benford, Dominic J., Bjorker, G., Dwek, Eli, Neufeld, David A., Francois, Pajot, Phillips, G. and Stacey, Gordon J. 2000. Submillimeter and far-infrared experiment (SAFIRE): a PI class instrument for SOFIA. Presented at: Airborne Telescope Systems, Munich, Germany, 27-28 March 2000. Published in: Melugin, Ramsey K. and Roeser, Hans-Peter eds. Airborne Telescope Systems [Proceedings]. Proceedings of the SPIE (4014) Bellingham, WA: SPIE, pp. 98-108. 10.1117/12.389126 |
Abstract
SAFIRE is a versatile imaging Fabry-Perot spectrograph covering 145 to 655 microns, with spectral resolving powers ranging over 5 - 10,000. Selected as a `PI' instrument for the airborne Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). SAFIRE will apply 2D pop-up bolometer arrays to provide background-limited imaging spectrometry. Superconducting transition edge bolometers and SQUID multiplexers are being developed for these detectors. SAFIRE is expected to be a `First Light' instrument, usable during the initial SOFIA operations. Although a PI instrument rather than a `Facility Class' science instrument, it will be highly integrated with the standard SOFIA planning, observation, and data analysis tools.
Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Physics and Astronomy |
Subjects: | Q Science > QB Astronomy |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Bolometers ; Data analysis ; Equipment and services ; Fabry–Perot interferometers ; Far infrared ; Imaging spectrometry ; Infrared astronomy ; Multiplexers ; Observatories ; Sensors |
Publisher: | SPIE |
ISBN: | 9780819436399 |
ISSN: | 0277-786X |
Last Modified: | 21 Oct 2022 10:22 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/39992 |
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