Infrared radiometer for the pioneer 10 and 11 missions to jupiter.
Pioneer 10 has successfully encountered Jupiter and several of its satellites. The two-channel infrared radiometer used to obtain data relating to thermal properties of the planet and its atmosphere is described. The instrument features a body-fixed, 7.62-cm diam aperture Cassegrainian telescope with reststrahlen filters defining the 14-microm to 25-microm and 30-microm to 56-microm bands. Detectors are 88-junction evaporated thin-film thermopiles. Stringent weight constraints of 2 kg dictated all-beryllium construction. Power Consumption was 1.2 W.
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Bender
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Callaway
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Chase
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Moore
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Ruiz