Review: Far-Infrared Instrumentation and Technology Development for the Next Decade
Abstract
Far-infrared astronomy has advanced rapidly since its inception in the late 1950's, driven by a maturing technology base and an expanding community of researchers. This advancement has shown that observations at far-infrared wavelengths are important in nearly all areas of astrophysics, from the search for habitable planets and the origin of life, to the earliest stages of galaxy assembly in the first few hundred million years of cosmic history. The combination of a still developing portfolio of technologies, particularly in the field of detectors, and a widening ensemble of platforms within which these technologies can be deployed, means that far-infrared astronomy holds the potential for paradigm-shifting advances over the next decade. In this review, we examine current and future far-infrared observing platforms, including ground-based, sub-orbital, and space-based facilities, and discuss the technology development pathways that will enable and enhance these platforms to best address the challenges facing far-infrared astronomy in the 21st century.
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@article{arxiv.1709.02389,
title = {Review: Far-Infrared Instrumentation and Technology Development for the Next Decade},
author = {Duncan Farrah and Kimberly Ennico Smith and David Ardila and Charles M. Bradford and Michael Dipirro and Carl Ferkinhoff and Jason Glenn and Paul Goldsmith and David Leisawitz and Thomas Nikola and Naseem Rangwala and Stephen A. Rinehart and Johannes Staguhn and Michael Zemcov and Jonas Zmuidzinas and James Bartlett and Sean Carey and William J. Fischer and Julia Kamenetzky and Jeyhan Kartaltepe and Mark Lacy and Dariusz C. Lis and Lisa Locke and Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez and Meredith MacGregor and Elisabeth Mills and S. Harvey Moseley and Eric J. Murphy and Alan Rhodes and Matt Richter and Dimitra Rigopoulou and David Sanders and Ravi Sankrit and Giorgio Savini and John-David Smith and Sabrina Stierwalt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1709.02389},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
Invited review article, submitted to the Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems. Updated in light of referee reports