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PACS Instrument

The Photoconductor Array Camera and Spectrometer (PACS) consists of four detector arrays: two filled silicon bolometer arrays and two Ge:Ga photoconductor arrays. The bolometer arrays are dedicated to wideband photometry, while the photoconductor arrays are to be employed exclusively for medium-resolution spectroscopy. PACS can be operated either as an imaging photometer, or as an integral field line spectrometer. PACS was developed by a consortium led by the Max-Planck-Institut fr extraterrestrische Physik, Germany.

Image Details
Date
July 19, 2007
ID
nhsc2007-001e
Type
Artwork
Credit
ESA
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