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Observatory Instrumentation

Observatory Instrumentation is a specialized field within observational astronomy that encompasses the design, development, and application of physical devices and systems used to detect, measure, and record electromagnetic radiation from celestial sources.

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2017–2026

938

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Astronomical Instrumentation

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THE WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY EXPLORER (WISE): MISSION DESCRIPTION AND INITIAL ON-ORBIT PERFORMANCE

E. L. Wright, Peter Eisenhardt, Amy Mainzer et al. · The Astronomical Journal · 2010 · 8.1K citations · Full text

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The<i>Gaia</i>mission

T. Prusti, J. H. J. de Bruijne, A. G. A. Brown et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2016 · 7K citations · Full text

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The Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)

J. R. Lemen, A. M. Title, D. J. Akin et al. · Solar Physics · 2011 · 4.7K citations · Full text

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The Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) for the <i>Spitzer Space Telescope</i>

G. G. Fazio, Joseph L. Hora, M. L. N. Ashby et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series · 2004 · 3.4K citations · Full text

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LSST: From Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products

The Astrophysical Journal · 2019 · 3.3K citations · Full text

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Authors

35.7K

  1. PA
    P. A. R. Ade

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    62 publications · 8.6K citations

    36

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  2. HF
    H. Falcke

    Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands

    48 publications · 7.2K citations

    30

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  3. CT
    C. Tucker

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    35 publications · 6.8K citations

    25

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  4. RB
    R. B. Wayth

    Curtin University, Australia

    30 publications · 4.4K citations

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  5. SJ
    S. J. Tingay

    Curtin University, Australia

    31 publications · 4.4K citations

    24

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Institutions

2.6K

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    87 h-index

    3.9K publications

    1.2M citations

  2. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    74 h-index

    1.8K publications

    434K citations

  3. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    71 h-index

    1.2K publications

    412.4K citations

  4. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    69 h-index

    1.2K publications

    374.5K citations

  5. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    68 h-index

    1.3K publications

    326.4K citations

  6. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    68 h-index

    1.1K publications

    151.4K citations

  7. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    64 h-index

    704 publications

    172.4K citations

  8. National Radio Astronomy Observatory

    Charlottesville, United States

    62 h-index

    580 publications

    117.5K citations

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  1. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    210 publications · 36.7K citations

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  2. 71

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  3. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

    PASP · 251 publications · 25.6K citations

    69

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  4. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    177 publications · 12.3K citations

    56

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  5. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 144 publications · 13.2K citations

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