• DocumentCode
    786658
  • Title

    The Infrared Radiometer on the Sounder Probe of the Pioneer Venus Mission

  • Author

    Boese, Robert W. ; Twarowski, Richard J. ; Gilland, Jerry ; Hassig, Ralph E. ; Brown, F.Gerald

  • Author_Institution
    NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1980
  • Firstpage
    97
  • Lastpage
    100
  • Abstract
    The functional aspects of the Large Probe Infrared Radiometer Instrument are presented taking into account the experiment´s objective and the mission´s constraints. The optical elements, including the detectors, are described and a brief review of the instrument´s calibration is given.
  • Keywords
    Atmosphere; Infrared detectors; Instruments; Optical crosstalk; Optical filters; Optical sensors; Probes; Radiation detectors; Radiometry; Venus;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0196-2892
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TGRS.1980.350289
  • Filename
    4157142