Deep space instrument design for thermal infrared imaging with MERTIS

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8154, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Walter, I ^a   Zeh, T ^b   Helbert, J ^a   Hiesinger, H ^c   Gebhardt, A ^d   Hirsch, H ^e   Knollenberg, J ^a   Kessler, E ^f   Rataj, M ^g   Habermeier, J ^h   Kaiser, S ^b   Peter, G ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b OHB SYSTEM AG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED OPTICS AND PRECISION ENGINEERING   (Germany)

^e Astro und Feinwerktechnik GmbH   (Germany)

^f LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^g Polish Academy of Sciences   (Poland)

^h ECM GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

micro bolometer; miniaturized design; on board calibration; radiometer; reflective optics; Thermal infrared imaging spectrometer

Indexed keywords

BEPICOLOMBO; DEEP SPACE; DETECTOR SYSTEMS; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; HARSH ENVIRONMENT; INSTRUMENT DESIGNS; MICROBOLOMETER; ON-BOARD CALIBRATION; OPTICAL PATH; RADIOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; REFLECTIVE OPTICS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECTRAL CHANNELS; SPECTRAL RANGE; THERMAL DESIGNS; THERMAL INFRARED IMAGING; UNCOOLED;

BOLOMETERS; CALIBRATION; DESIGN; INFRARED DETECTORS; INFRARED RADIATION; MERCURY (METAL); RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; SPACE OPTICS; SPACECRAFT INSTRUMENTS; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EID: 80053508914     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.892259     Document Type: Conference Paper

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