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A Ge:Ga photoconductive detector at l00μm and a GaAs epitaxial photoconductive detector at 285μm has been optimized for sensitivity comparison with a conventional bolometer system of Yerkes Observatory. The response of the photoconductive detectors were studied in the laboratory under two background conditions: baffles and Fabry Optics. A direct comparison of the photoconductive detectors to the bolometer will be made on the 91.5 cm telescope aboard the NASA C-141 Airborne Infrared Observatory.
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© 1977 D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht-Holland
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Shivanandan, K., McNutt, D.P., Moore, W.J. (1977). Comparison of Photoconductive-Bolometer Detectors on an Airborne System. In: Fazio, G.G. (eds) Infrared and Submillimeter Astronomy. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 63. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1211-9_32
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