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24 September 1987 Results With The UKIRT Infrared Camera
Ian S. McLean
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Abstract
Recent advances in focal plane array technology have made an immense impact on infrared astronomy. Results from the commissioning of the first infrared camera on UKIRT (the world's largest IR telescope) are presented. The camera, called IRCAM 1, employs the 62x58 InSb DRO array from SBRC in an otherwise general purpose system which is briefly described. Several imaging modes are possible including staring, chopping and a high-speed snapshot mode. Results to be presented include the first true high resolution images at IR wavelengths of the entire Orion nebula.
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Ian S. McLean "Results With The UKIRT Infrared Camera", Proc. SPIE 0782, Infrared Sensors and Sensor Fusion, (24 September 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.940568
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KEYWORDS
Infrared cameras

Stars

Cameras

Telescopes

Infrared imaging

Sensors

Infrared astronomy

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