Detectors and cooling technology for direct spectroscopic biosignature characterization

Direct spectroscopic biosignature characterization (hereafter "biosignature characterization") will be a major focus for future space observatories equipped with coronagraphs or starshades. Our aim in this article is to provide an introduction to potential detector and cooling technologies...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2016-08
Main Authors: Rauscher, Bernard J, Canavan, Edgar R, Moseley, S H, Sadleir, John E, Stevenson, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerodynamics
Arrays
Cooling
Coronagraphs
Detectors
Extrasolar planets
Mercury cadmium tellurides
Missions
Observatories
Photons
Sensors
Space telescopes
Spectroscopy
Vibration
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Summary:Direct spectroscopic biosignature characterization (hereafter "biosignature characterization") will be a major focus for future space observatories equipped with coronagraphs or starshades. Our aim in this article is to provide an introduction to potential detector and cooling technologies for biosignature characterization. We begin by reviewing the needs. These include nearly noiseless photon detection at flux levels as low as \(
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1607.05708