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Dana E. Backman
Researcher at Search for extraterrestrial intelligence
Publications - 2
Citations - 322
Dana E. Backman is an academic researcher from Search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The author has contributed to research in topics: Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy & Observatory. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 293 citations. Previous affiliations of Dana E. Backman include Ames Research Center.
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Early science with sofia, the stratospheric observatory for infrared astronomy
E. T. Young,Eric E. Becklin,Eric E. Becklin,Pamela M. Marcum,Thomas Roellig,J. M. De Buizer,Terry Herter,Rolf Güsten,Edward W. Dunham,Pasquale Temi,B-G Andersson,Dana E. Backman,Dana E. Backman,Martin Burgdorf,Martin Burgdorf,L. J. Caroff,Sean C. Casey,Jacqueline A. Davidson,Edwin F. Erickson,Robert D. Gehrz,D. A. Harper,Paul M. Harvey,L. A. Helton,Scott D. Horner,Christian D. Howard,Randolf Klein,Alfred Krabbe,Ian S. McLean,Allan W. Meyer,J. W. Miles,Mark Morris,William T. Reach,Jeonghee Rho,Jeonghee Rho,Matthew J. Richter,H. P. Roeser,G. Sandell,Ravi Sankrit,Maureen L. Savage,Erin C. Smith,R. Y. Shuping,R. Y. Shuping,William D. Vacca,John E. Vaillancourt,Jürgen Wolf,Jürgen Wolf,Hans Zinnecker,Hans Zinnecker +47 more
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 Science Vision for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)
T. L. Roellig,J. M. De Buizer,E.B. Becklin,Dana E. Backman,J. N. Cuzzi,Gordon J. Stacey,Margaret Meixner,Neal J. Evans,William D. Vacca,Alexander G. G. M. Tielens +9 more
TL;DR: An updated Science Vision for the SOFIA project is presented in this paper, including an overview of the characteristics and capabilities of the observatory and first generation instruments, with a primary focus on four science themes: "The Formation of Stars and Planets", "The Interstellar Medium of the Milky Way", "Galaxies and the Galactic Center" and "Planetary Science".