A brief overview is given of planetary exploration to date, with a focus on outer planet missions, in particular the proposed 1996 Cassini mission to Saturn and Titan. A proposed infrared spectrometer, CIRS, for remote sensing of the atmospheres of Saturn and Titan from the Cassini orbiter is presented. The science return of CIRS would be significantly enhanced if a near phonon-noise limited 65-90K infrared detector could be developed. A description of the ongoing Goddard/NIST-Boulder effort to build a high sensitivity, high Tc bolometer is also presented.
Upcoming planetary missions and the applicability of high temperature superconductor bolometers
Kommende Missionen zu den Planeten und die Einsetzbarkeit von Hochtemperatursupraleiter-Bolometern
1990
9 Seiten, 5 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 13 Quellen
Conference paper
English
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