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Jürgen Wolf

Researcher at University of Stuttgart

Publications -  44
Citations -  691

Jürgen Wolf is an academic researcher from University of Stuttgart. The author has contributed to research in topics: Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy & Telescope. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 44 publications receiving 629 citations. Previous affiliations of Jürgen Wolf include Ames Research Center.

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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.
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The 2011 june 23 stellar occultation by pluto: airborne and ground observations

TL;DR: In this article, stellar occultations by both Pluto and Charon were observed from numerous ground stations as well as the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).