Characterization of a megapixel mid-infrared array for high background applications

A. K. Mainzer; Henry Hogue; Maryn Stapelbroek; Dale Molyneux; John Hong; Mike Werner; Michael Ressler; Erick Young

doi:10.1117/12.789820

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22 July 2008 Characterization of a megapixel mid-infrared array for high background applications

A. K. Mainzer, Henry Hogue, Maryn Stapelbroek, Dale Molyneux, John Hong, Mike Werner, Michael Ressler, Erick Young

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Proceedings Volume 7021, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy III; 70210T (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789820
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2008, Marseille, France

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Our group has developed the first 1024×1024 high background Si:As detector array, the Megapixel Mid-Infrared array (MegaMIR). MegaMIR is designed to meet the thermal imaging and spectroscopic needs of the ground-based and airborne astronomical communities. MegaMIR was designed with switchable capacitance and windowing capability to allow maximum flexibility. We report initial test results for the new array.

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A. K. Mainzer, Henry Hogue, Maryn Stapelbroek, Dale Molyneux, John Hong, Mike Werner, Michael Ressler, and Erick Young "Characterization of a megapixel mid-infrared array for high background applications", Proc. SPIE 7021, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy III, 70210T (22 July 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789820

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