An airborne thermal hyperspectral imager is under development which utilizes the compact Dyson optical configuration and quantum well infrared photo detector (QWIP) focal plane array. The Dyson configuration uses a single monolithic prism-like grating design which allows for a high throughput instrument (F/1.6) with minimal ghosting, stray-light and large swath width. The configuration has the potential to be the optimal imaging spectroscopy solution for lighter-than-air (LTA) vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and spaceborne platforms due to its small form factor and relatively low power requirements. The planned instrument specifications are discussed as well as design trade-offs. Some preliminary calibration testing results (noise equivalent temperature difference, spectral linearity and spectral bandwidth) and laboratory emissivity plots from samples are shown using an operational testbed unit which has similar specifications as the final airborne system. Field testing of the testbed unit was performed to acquire plots of apparent emissivity for various known standard minerals (such as quartz). A comparison is made using data from the ASTER spectral library.


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    Title :

    Thermal infrared spectral imager for airborne science applications




    Publication date :

    2009-03-01


    Size :

    1496531 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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