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Development and operation of a balloon-borne telescope for fir imaging, radiometry and spectrometry of the galactic cygnus region

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We have designed and built a balloon-borne far-infrared 60 cm telescope equipped with He-cooled filters and a composite silicon bolometer with an NEP of 1.3·10−14 W/Hz1/2 for imaging, radiometry and spectroscopy of the Cygnus region at wavelengths up to 330 μm. A test flight took place at the CNES balloon station at Aire/Adour, F, on May 8, 1989. The balloon stayed 41/2 h at the observation height of 39 km. Tests and results are discussed.

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  1. Infrared Physics Laboratory, Institute of Quantum Electronics, ETH, CH-8093, Zurich, Switzerland

    C. G. Degiacomi, A. Holenstein & F. K. Kneubühl

  2. Geneva Observatory, CH-1290, Sauverny, Switzerland

    D. Huguenin

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Degiacomi, C.G., Holenstein, A., Kneubühl, F.K. et al. Development and operation of a balloon-borne telescope for fir imaging, radiometry and spectrometry of the galactic cygnus region. Int J Infrared Milli Waves 11, 55–59 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01009814

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