A broadband imaging system for research applications

We have developed a compact, computer-piloted, high sensitivity broadband imaging system for laboratory research that is compatible with various detectors. Mirror optics allow application from the visible to the far infrared spectral range. A prototype tested in conjunction with a mercury cadmium te...

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Published in:Review of scientific instruments 2009-05, Vol.80 (5), p.056104-056104-3
Main Authors: Yefremenko, V., Gordiyenko, E., Shustakova, G., Fomenko, Yu, Datesman, A., Wang, G., Pearson, J., Cohen, E. E. W., Novosad, V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cadmium Compounds
CDTE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
Equipment Design
INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Laboratories
Mercury Compounds
MIRRORS
Nitrogen - chemistry
OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
Research - instrumentation
Research Design
SENSITIVITY
SPATIAL RESOLUTION
Temperature
Thermography - instrumentation
Thermography - methods
WAVELENGTHS
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Summary:We have developed a compact, computer-piloted, high sensitivity broadband imaging system for laboratory research that is compatible with various detectors. Mirror optics allow application from the visible to the far infrared spectral range. A prototype tested in conjunction with a mercury cadmium telluride detector exhibits a peak detectivity of 6.7 × 10 10   cm Hz 1 / 2 / W at a wavelength of 11.8   μ m . Temperature and spatial resolutions of 0.06 K and 1.6 mrad, respectively, were demonstrated.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.3124796