[Aavso-photometry] Fw: Infrared astronomy with an Indium Gallium Arsenide (InGaAs) detector array

[Wolfgang Renz]

FYI

Clear skies
 Wolfgang

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Barber" <barber at sbig.com>
To: <SBIG at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 11:11 PM
Subject: [SBIG] Infrared astronomy with an Indium Gallium Arsenide (InGaAs) detector array


> Something we had an oppportunity to test.  Not a product (for us) yet, 
> but we are looking at the possibility.  You might find Alan's 
> evaluation interesting reading:
> 
> [Alan Holmes - Beyond Silicon: Astronomy with an InGaAs Array]
> http://www.sbig.com/pdffiles/InGaAsAstronomy.pdf
> [using a liquid nitrogen cooled 1024x1024 18um square pixel back
> side illuminated InGaAs array sandwiched to a silicon CMOS readout
> from Aerius Photonics that is sensitive to 900 to 1500 nm]
> 
> Regards,
> Michael Barber
> SBIG