NASA NTRS · 19900024231
CLAES focal plane array
Abstract
The Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer for the NASA Upper Atmospheric Research Satellite uses solid-state focal plane arrays to detect emission from the earth's atmosphere over the IR wavelength range 3.5 to 13 microns. This paper discusses the design of the focal plane detector assembly and compares calculated performance with measurements. Measurements were made of focal plane noise and responsivity as functions of frequency (2 to 500 Hz) and temperature (12 to 19 K), pixel-to-pixel and across-array crosstalk, and linearity over a dynamic range of 100,000. The measurements demonstrate that the arrays satisfy the science requirements, and that, in general, there is reasonable agreement between the measurements and the analytical model.
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Roche, A. E., Sterritt, L. W., Kumer, J. B., Callary, P. C., Nielsen, R. L.. 1989-01-01. CLAES focal plane array. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19900024231
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