Review: Far-Infrared Instrumentation and Technology Development for the Next Decade

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Duncan, Farrah, Smith, Kimberly Ennico, Ardila, David, Bradford, Charles M, Dipirro, Michael, Ferkinhoff, Carl, Glenn, Jason, Goldsmith, Paul, Leisawitz, David, Thomas, Nikola, Rangwala, Naseem, Rinehart, Stephen A, Staguhn, Johannes, Zemcov, Michael, Zmuidzinas, Jonas, Bartlett, James, Carey, Sean, Fischer, William J, Kamenetzky, Julia, Kartaltepe, Jeyhan, Lacy, Mark, Lis, Dariusz C, Locke, Lisa, Lopez-Rodriguez, Enrique, MacGregor, Meredith, Mills, Elisabeth, S Harvey Moseley, Murphy, Eric J, Rhodes, Alan, Richter, Matt, Rigopoulou, Dimitra, Sanders, David, Sankrit, Ravi, Savini, Giorgio, Smith, John-David, Stierwalt, Sabrina
• Format: Paper Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 09.01.2019
• Subjects: Astronomy; Astrophysics; Galaxies; Ground-based observation; Infrared astronomy; Infrared instruments; Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors; Physics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics; Planet detection; Platforms

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 th...