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Teleskope und Detektoren für die Infrarot-Astronomie

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Infrared observations with ground-based and balloon-borne telescopes are hampered by thermal background radiation and absorption caused by the earth's atmosphere. A sensitivity gain of up to three orders of magnitude can be obtained under the low photon background conditions of a helium-cooled space telescope. Physical properties of photodetectors and bolometers as well as their application to the new infrared telescopes aboard satellites and Spacelab are discussed.

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Das Manuskript basiert auf einem Vortrag bei der Jahrestagung 1982 des Kälte- und Klimatechnischen Vereins.

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Lemke, D. Teleskope und Detektoren für die Infrarot-Astronomie. Naturwissenschaften 70, 540–549 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00376670

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