Farrah, D;
Smith, KE;
Ardila, D;
Bradford, CM;
Dipirro, M;
Ferkinhoff, C;
Glenn, J;
... Stierwalt, S; + view all
(2019)
Review: Far-infrared instrumentation and technological development for the next decade.
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems
, 5
(2)
10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.020901.
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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 farinfrared 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.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Review: Far-infrared instrumentation and technological development for the next decade |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.020901 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.020901 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10072912 |
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