A detailed description is presented of thermal infrared 'pushbroom' scanners being developed for NASA's earth resources survey experiments in the middle to late 1980's. The devices offer high spectral, temporal and spatial resolution, and great reliability as well, due to simplicity of design. Their mode of operation does not require moving optics, since chopping and calibration are integral. The specific device described, a 90-element IR/CCD instrument, was developed to demonstrate scan imagery in the 8-14 micron spectral region in simulated aircraft tests. The scanning operation covers a straight-line path with a linear array of solid-state IR detectors, whose elements are activated sequentially in the cross-track direction while being swept forward along a flight path that, at an aircraft altitude of 10 km, is 7 km wide.


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    Title :

    Development of an earth resource pushbroom scanner utilizing a 90-element 8-14 micrometer /Hg,Cd/Te array


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Seminar on Infrared imaging systems technology ; 1980 ; Washington, DC


    Publication date :

    1980-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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