• DocumentCode
    3063247
  • Title

    Terahertz calorimetry for the Herschel Space Observatory

  • Author

    Klaassen, T.O. ; Hovenier, J.N. ; Adam, A.J.L. ; Fischer, J. ; Jakob, G. ; Poglitsch, A. ; Redlich, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Kavli Inst. of Nanosci. Delft, Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    27 Sept.-1 Oct. 2004
  • Firstpage
    815
  • Lastpage
    816
  • Abstract
    Terahertz laser calorimetry has been employed to measure the emissivity of samples of the Herschel telescope mirror at T=77 K, and the absorptivity of absorbers meant for the PACS and HIFI instruments at T=10 K. As a spin-off, a simple broadband absolute power meter has been developed.
  • Keywords
    astronomical instruments; astronomical techniques; calorimetry; emissivity; mirrors; power meters; 10 K; 77 K; HIFI instruments; Herschel Space Observatory; Herschel telescope mirror; PACS; broadband absolute power meter; emissivity measurement; photoconductor array camera and spectrometer; terahertz laser calorimetry; Aerospace materials; Coatings; Instruments; Observatories; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Picture archiving and communication systems; Resistance heating; Telescopes; Temperature sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2004 and 12th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2004. Conference Digest of the 2004 Joint 29th International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8490-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIMW.2004.1422344
  • Filename
    1422344