The first large format Si:Sb BIB arrays

Experimental Astronomy - Tập 3 - Trang 177-178 - 1994
J. E. van Cleve1, T. Herter1, B. Pirger1, G. Gull1, J. Huffman2, D. Seib2, B. L. Halleck2, D. B. Reynolds2
1Center for Radiophysics and Space Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
2Rockwell International Science Center, Anaheim, USA

Tóm tắt

The first 128×128 Si:Sb blocked impurity band (BIB) detectors, manufactured by Rockwell International, are sensitive detectors from 10 to at least 40 μm. While further work is required to make these arrays suitable for the low backgrounds of space infrared telescopes, they can be used now for observations from the ground and aircraft.