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Allan W. Meyer

Researcher at Ames Research Center

Publications -  5
Citations -  537

Allan W. Meyer is an academic researcher from Ames Research Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy & Observatory. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 5 publications receiving 496 citations. Previous affiliations of Allan W. Meyer include Universities Space Research Association.

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Early science with sofia, the stratospheric observatory for infrared astronomy

TL;DR: The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is an airborne observatory consisting of a specially modified Boeing 747SP with a 2.7 m telescope, flying at altitudes as high as 13.7 km (45,000 ft) as discussed by the authors.
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The sofia observatory at the start of routine science operations: mission capabilities and performance

TL;DR: The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has recently concluded a set of engineering flights for observatory performance evaluation as discussed by the authors, which are viewed as the first comprehensive assessment of the observatory's performance and are used to guide future development activities, as well as to identify additional observatory upgrades.
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The SOFIA Observatory at the Start of Routine Science Operations : Mission capabilities and performance

TL;DR: The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has recently concluded a set of engineering flights for Observatory performance evaluation as mentioned in this paper, which is viewed as a first comprehensive assessment of the Observatory's performance and are used to guide future development activities, as well as to identify additional Observatory upgrades.