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SOFIA eNewsletter for Scientists
  v14 January, 2006 (Images)

Figure 1. FIFI-LS opto-mechanical hardware being integrated into the flight cryostat (11/05).

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Figure 2. CASIMIR’s completed 1.2 THz flight mixer. The device uses SiS junctions to cover the 1.1-1.25 THz frequency (270-240 µm) range with an IF Bandwidth of 4-8 GHz.

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Figure 3. Point-spread functions measured with the HAWC 12x32 bolometer array. Detector noise is close to the background-limit on SOFIA, and >90% of the detectors are operational.

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Figure 4. 1x32 “pop up” bolometer array element, the baseline detector for SAFIRE. This proven technology is similar to that used in HAWC.

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Figure 5. The EXES 40-inch long echelon grating is pictured here with its heat straps during assembly of the opto-mechanical system.

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