Review: far-infrared instrumentation and technological development for the next decade

Duncan Farrah; Kimberly Ennico Smith; David Ardila; Charles M. Bradford; Michael J. DiPirro; Carl Ferkinhoff; Jason Glenn; Paul F. Goldsmith; David T. Leisawitz; Thomas Nikola; Naseem Rangwala; Stephen A. Rinehart; Johannes G. Staguhn; Michael Zemcov; Jonas Zmuidzinas; James Bartlett; Sean J. Carey; William J. Fischer; Julia R. Kamenetzky; Jeyhan Kartaltepe; Mark D. Lacy; Dariusz C. Lis; Lisa S. Locke; Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez; Meredith MacGregor; Elisabeth Mills; Samuel H. Moseley; Eric J. Murphy; Alan Rhodes; Matthew J. Richter; Dimitra Rigopoulou; David B. Sanders; Ravi Sankrit; Giorgio Savini; John-David Smith; Sabrina Stierwalt

doi:10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.020901

5 April 2019 Review: far-infrared instrumentation and technological development for the next decade

Duncan Farrah, Kimberly Ennico Smith, David Ardila, Charles M. Bradford, Michael J. DiPirro, Carl Ferkinhoff, Jason Glenn, Paul F. Goldsmith, David T. Leisawitz, Thomas Nikola, Naseem Rangwala, Stephen A. Rinehart, Johannes G. Staguhn, Michael Zemcov, Jonas Zmuidzinas, James Bartlett, Sean J. Carey, William J. Fischer, Julia R. Kamenetzky, Jeyhan Kartaltepe, Mark D. Lacy, Dariusz C. Lis, Lisa S. Locke, Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez, Meredith MacGregor, Elisabeth Mills, Samuel H. Moseley, Eric J. Murphy, Alan Rhodes, Matthew J. Richter, Dimitra Rigopoulou, David B. Sanders, Ravi Sankrit, Giorgio Savini, John-David Smith, Sabrina Stierwalt

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Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, Vol. 5, Issue 2, 020901 (April 2019). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.020901

Abstract

Far-infrared astronomy has advanced rapidly since its inception in the late 1950s, driven by a maturing technology base and an expanding community of researchers. This advancement has shown that observations at far-infrared wavelengths are important in nearly all areas of astrophysics, from the search for habitable planets and the origin of life to the earliest stages of galaxy assembly in the first few hundred million years of cosmic history. The combination of a still-developing portfolio of technologies, particularly in the field of detectors, and a widening ensemble of platforms within which these technologies can be deployed, means that far-infrared astronomy holds the potential for paradigm-shifting advances over the next decade. We examine the current and future far-infrared observing platforms, including ground-based, suborbital, and space-based facilities, and discuss the technology development pathways that will enable and enhance these platforms to best address the challenges facing far-infrared astronomy in the 21st century.

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Duncan Farrah, Kimberly Ennico Smith, David Ardila, Charles M. Bradford, Michael J. DiPirro, Carl Ferkinhoff, Jason Glenn, Paul F. Goldsmith, David T. Leisawitz, Thomas Nikola, Naseem Rangwala, Stephen A. Rinehart, Johannes G. Staguhn, Michael Zemcov, Jonas Zmuidzinas, James Bartlett, Sean J. Carey, William J. Fischer, Julia R. Kamenetzky, Jeyhan Kartaltepe, Mark D. Lacy, Dariusz C. Lis, Lisa S. Locke, Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez, Meredith MacGregor, Elisabeth Mills, Samuel H. Moseley, Eric J. Murphy, Alan Rhodes, Matthew J. Richter, Dimitra Rigopoulou, David B. Sanders, Ravi Sankrit, Giorgio Savini, John-David Smith, and Sabrina Stierwalt "Review: far-infrared instrumentation and technological development for the next decade," Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 5(2), 020901 (5 April 2019). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.020901

Received: 5 September 2017; Accepted: 7 March 2019; Published: 5 April 2019

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