Title :
SAFARI: A far-infrared imaging spectrometer for SPICA
Author :
Jellema, Willem ; Roelfsema, Peter ; Sibthorpe, Bruce
Author_Institution :
SRON Netherlands Inst. for Space Res., Groningen, Netherlands
Abstract :
Utilizing state-of-the-art TES detector arrays, the SAFARI imaging spectrometer onboard the Japanese SPICA mission will take maximum advantage of a deeply cooled 3m class space telescope, offering the far-infrared astronomical community unprecedented sensitivity, and mapping efficiency, in the 34-210 μm wavelength range filling the gap between JWST and ALMA.
Keywords :
astronomical telescopes; infrared astronomy; infrared imaging; space vehicles; Japanese SPICA mission; SAFARI imaging spectrometer; SPICA; TES detector arrays; deeply cooled 3m class space telescope; far-infrared astronomical community; far-infrared imaging spectrometer; mapping efficiency; sensitivity; wavelength 34 mum to 210 mum; Detectors; Filling; Imaging; Sensitivity; Space missions; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz), 2014 39th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2014.6956071
