A wide-field infrared camera for the palomar 200-inch telescope

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4841, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 451-458

  Wilson, J C ^a   Eikenberry, S S ^a   Henderson, C P ^a   Hayward, T L ^b   Carson, J C ^a   Pirger, B ^a   Barry, D J ^a   Brandi, B ^a   Houck, J R ^a   Fitzgerald, G J ^c   Stolberg, T M ^c  

^a Space Sciences Bldg ^*  (United States)

^b GEMINI OBSERVATORY   (Chile)

^c Telic Optics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Near infrared; Wide field

Indexed keywords

INFRARED DEVICES; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

WIDE-FIELD INFRARED CAMERAS;

CAMERAS;

EID: 0038296229     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.460336     Document Type: Conference Paper

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