THz calorimetry: An absolute power meter for TeraHertz radiation and the absorptivity of the Herschel Space Observatory telescope mirror coating

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5354, Issue , 2004, Pages 159-167

  Klaassen, Tjeerd O ^a   Hovenier, J Niels ^a   Fischer, Jacqueline ^b   Jakob, Gerd ^c   Poglitsch, Albrecht ^c   Sternberg, Oren ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Herschel Observatory; Mirror absorptivity; TeraHertz power meter; TeraHertz radiation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COATINGS; EARTH (PLANET); IMAGING SYSTEMS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MIRRORS; PHOTOCONDUCTING DEVICES; SILICON CARBIDE; SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES; SUN;

HERSCHEL OBSERVATORIES; MIRROR ABSORPTIVITY; TERAHERTZ POWER METERS; TERAHERTZ RADIATION;

SPACE TELESCOPES;

EID: 3042692637     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.526994     Document Type: Conference Paper

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