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View article: A photon counting imaging detector for UV space missions
A photon counting imaging detector for UV space missions Open
We present the status of our imaging and photon counting UV-MCP detector versions, sensitive in the ultraviolet wavelength range. The detectors have a spatial resolution of 2k pixels per axis, are photon counting, have no readout noise and…
View article: Status, flight preparation, and future instrument opportunities of the STUDIO balloon-borne telescope platform
Status, flight preparation, and future instrument opportunities of the STUDIO balloon-borne telescope platform Open
Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes IX (2022), Montreal, Jul 17-22, 2022.--Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering vol. 12182 Article number 121822N.-- Full list of authors: Bougueroua, S.; Ångerman, M.; Ba…
View article: Stratospheric Balloons as a Complement to the Next Generation of\n Astronomy Missions
Stratospheric Balloons as a Complement to the Next Generation of\n Astronomy Missions Open
Observations that require large physical instrument dimensions and/or a\nconsiderable amount of cryogens, as it is for example the case for high spatial\nresolution far infrared astronomy, currently still face technological limits\nfor the…
View article: Stratospheric balloons as a platform for the next large far infrared observatory
Stratospheric balloons as a platform for the next large far infrared observatory Open
Observations that require large physical instrument dimensions and/or a considerable amount of cryogens, as it is the case for high spatial resolution far infrared (FIR) astronomy, currently still face technological limits for their execut…
View article: Towards a European Stratospheric Balloon Observatory -- The ESBO Design Study
Towards a European Stratospheric Balloon Observatory -- The ESBO Design Study Open
This paper presents the concept of a community-accessible stratospheric balloon-based observatory that is currently under preparation by a consortium of European research institutes and industry. The planned European Stratospheric Balloon …
View article: Development of UV MCP Detectors
Development of UV MCP Detectors Open
With its excellent instruments, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has served the UV community for over thirty years, providing the opportunity to acquire data for its projects. With the HST expected to be in operation for only five more yea…
View article: Status of the STUDIO UV balloon mission and platform
Status of the STUDIO UV balloon mission and platform Open
Stratospheric balloons offer accessible and affordable platforms for observations in atmosphere-constrained wavelength ranges. At the same time, they can serve as an effective step for technology demonstration towards future space applicat…
View article: Microchannel-Plate Detector Development for Ultraviolet Missions
Microchannel-Plate Detector Development for Ultraviolet Missions Open
The Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Tübingen (IAAT) has a long-term experience in developing and building space-qualified imaging and photon counting microchannel-plate (MCP) detectors, which are sensitive in the ultraviolet wa…
View article: Mapping Diffuse Emission in Lyman UV band
Mapping Diffuse Emission in Lyman UV band Open
The CAFE (Census of warm-hot intergalactic medium, Accretion, and Feedback Explorer) and LyRIC (Lyman UV Radiation from Interstellar medium and Circum-galactic medium) have been proposed to the space agencies in China respectively. CAFE wa…
View article: MCP detector development for UV space missions
MCP detector development for UV space missions Open
The Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Tübingen (IAAT) has a long-term experience in developing and building space-qualified imaging and photon counting microchannel-plate (MCP) detectors, which are sensitive in the ultraviolet wa…
View article: Mapping Lyman UV emission for diffuse sources
Mapping Lyman UV emission for diffuse sources Open
The CAFE (Census of warm-hot intergalactic medium, Accretion, and Feedback Explorer) and LyRIC (Lyman UV Radiation from Interstellar medium and Circum-galactic medium) have been proposed to the space agencies in China respectively. CAFE wa…
View article: Status of the STUDIO UV balloon mission and platform
Status of the STUDIO UV balloon mission and platform Open
Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VIII 2020; Virtual, Online; United States; 14 December 2020 through 22 December 2020; Code 166573.--Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering\nVolume 11445, 2020, Article n…
View article: The STUDIO UV astronomy mission: a step towards a european ballon observatory
The STUDIO UV astronomy mission: a step towards a european ballon observatory Open
For most astronomical measurements, observations in the ultraviolet (UV) at wavelengths below ~320 nm are not possible from the ground because of atmospheric extinction by the atmosphere. Early on, observers started using stratospheric bal…