The infrared array camera (IRAC) for the spitzer space telescope

GG Fazio, JL Hora, LE Allen, MLN Ashby… - The Astrophysical …, 2004 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) is one of three focal plane instruments on the
Spitzer Space Telescope. IRAC is a four-channel camera that obtains simultaneous …

In-flight performance and calibration of the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) for the Spitzer Space Telescope

JL Hora, GG Fazio, LE Allen… - Optical, Infrared …, 2004 - spiedigitallibrary.org
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 …

Performance of the FLAMINGOS near-IR multi-object spectrometer and imager and plans for FLAMINGOS-2: a fully cryogenic near-IR MOS for Gemini South

R Elston, SN Raines, KT Hanna… - … for Optical/Infrared …, 2003 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We report on the performance of FLAMINGOS, the world's first fully cryogenic near-IR multi-
object spectrometer. FLAMINGOS has a fast all refractive optical system, which can be used …

Comparison of laboratory and in-flight performance of infared array camera (IRAC) detector arrays on Spitzer Space Telescope

JL Pipher, CW McMurtry, WJ Forrest… - Optical, Infrared …, 2004 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) on Spitzer Space Telescope includes four Raytheon
Vision Systems focal plane arrays, two with InSb detectors, and two with Si: As detectors. A …

Large-format infrared arrays for future space and ground-based astronomy applications

PJ Love, KJ Ando, RE Bornfreund… - … Remote Sensing IX, 2002 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The 1990s saw the rapid evolution of staring IR focal plane arrays (FPAs), with array formats
progressing from 128 by 128 arrays at the beginning of the decade, to 1K by 1K arrays in …

James Webb space telescope: characterization of flight candidate NIR InSb arrays

CW McMurtry, WJ Forrest, AC Moore… - Focal Plane Arrays for …, 2004 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope,
will draw on recent improvements in infrared array technologies to achieve its goals and …

Megapixel and larger readouts and FPAs for visible and infrared astronomy

DJ Gulbransen, PJ Love, MP Murray… - … for Optical/Infrared …, 2003 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The desire for larger and larger format arrays for astronomical observatories--both ground
and space based--has fueled the development of detector, readout, and hybrid Focal Plane …

Operation and test of hybridized silicon pin arrays using open-source array control hardware and software

AC Moore, Z Ninkov, GS Burley… - … Camera Systems for …, 2003 - spiedigitallibrary.org
A system for controlling and testing high-resolution non-destructive astronomical imagers
was constructed using open-source components, both hardware and software. The open …

Infrared detectors for ground-based and space-based astronomy applications

PJ Love, KJ Ando, JD Garnett, NA Lum… - Optical and IR …, 2000 - spiedigitallibrary.org
This paper will review the state-of-the-art IR detectors at the Raytheon IR Center of
Excellence for both grou8nd-based and space-based astronomy applications. Performance …

The effects of cosmic rays and solar flares on the IRAC detectors: the first two years of in-flight operation

JL Hora, BM Patten, GG Fazio… - High Energy, Optical …, 2006 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) is a four-channel camera on the Spitzer Space
Telescope, one of three focal plane science instruments. IRAC uses two pairs of 256× 256 …