Gal/Xgal U/LDB Spectroscopic/Stratospheric THz Observatory: GUSTO

Christopher Walker; Craig Kulesa; Abram Young; William Verts; Jian Rong Gao; Qing Hu; Jose Silva; Behnam Mirzaei; Wouter Laauwen; Jeffrey Hesler; Christopher Groppi; Anders Emrich

doi:10.1117/12.2629051

Gal/Xgal U/LDB Spectroscopic/Stratospheric THz Observatory: GUSTO

Christopher Walker, Craig Kulesa, Abram Young, William Verts, Jian Rong Gao, Qing Hu, Jose Silva, Behnam Mirzaei, Wouter Laauwen, Jeffrey Hesler, Christopher Groppi, Anders Emrich

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Abstract

Gal/Xgal U/LDB Spectroscopic/ Stratospheric THz Observatory (GUSTO) is a NASA Explorers Mission of Opportunity that will make large scale maps of the Milky Way and Large Magellanic Cloud in three important interstellar lines: [CII], [OI], and [NII] at 158, 63, and 205 μm, respectively. During its ∼75 day stratospheric (∼36 km) flight, GUSTO's 0.9-meter balloon-borne telescope and THz heterodyne array receivers will provide the spectral and spatial resolution needed to untangle the complexities of the interstellar medium by probing all phases of its Life Cycle. The GUSTO payload consists of (1) a telescope; (2) three 8-pixel heterodyne array receivers; (3) autocorrelator spectrometers; (4) instrument control electronics; and (5) a cryostat. The GUSTO gondola is derived from successful APL designs. Much of the GUSTO instrument architecture and hardware is based on the experience gained in developing and flying the Stratospheric Terahertz Observatory (STO). GUSTO is currently undergoing integration and test and will launch from the NASA Long Duration Balloon (LDB) Facility near McMurdo, Antarctica in December 2023.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI
Editors	Jonas Zmuidzinas, Jian-Rong Gao
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510653610
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629051
State	Published - 2022
Event	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI 2022 - Montreal, Canada Duration: Jul 17 2022 → Jul 22 2022

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	12190
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Conference

Conference	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI 2022
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	7/17/22 → 7/22/22

Keywords

Suborbital astronomy
Terahertz array receivers
Terahertz astronomy
Terahertz telescopes

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Walker, C., Kulesa, C., Young, A., Verts, W., Gao, J. R., Hu, Q., Silva, J., Mirzaei, B., Laauwen, W., Hesler, J., Groppi, C., & Emrich, A. (2022). Gal/Xgal U/LDB Spectroscopic/Stratospheric THz Observatory: GUSTO. In J. Zmuidzinas, & J.-R. Gao (Eds.), Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI Article 121900E (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 12190). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629051

Gal/Xgal U/LDB Spectroscopic/Stratospheric THz Observatory: GUSTO. / Walker, Christopher ; Kulesa, Craig; Young, Abram et al.
Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI. ed. / Jonas Zmuidzinas; Jian-Rong Gao. SPIE, 2022. 121900E (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 12190).

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Walker, C , Kulesa, C, Young, A, Verts, W, Gao, JR, Hu, Q, Silva, J, Mirzaei, B, Laauwen, W, Hesler, J, Groppi, C & Emrich, A 2022, Gal/Xgal U/LDB Spectroscopic/Stratospheric THz Observatory: GUSTO. in J Zmuidzinas & J-R Gao (eds), Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI., 121900E, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 12190, SPIE, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI 2022, Montreal, Canada, 7/17/22. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629051

Walker C , Kulesa C, Young A, Verts W, Gao JR, Hu Q et al. Gal/Xgal U/LDB Spectroscopic/Stratospheric THz Observatory: GUSTO. In Zmuidzinas J, Gao JR, editors, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI. SPIE. 2022. 121900E. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2629051

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