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L. A. Helton
Researcher at Universities Space Research Association
Publications - 2
Citations - 380
L. A. Helton is an academic researcher from Universities Space Research Association. 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 346 citations.
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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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Data Reduction and Early Science Calibration for FORCAST, A Mid-Infrared Camera for SOFIA
Terry Herter,William D. Vacca,J. D. Adams,Luke D. Keller,Justin Schoenwald,L. A. Hirsch,Jason J. Wang,J. M. De Buizer,L. A. Helton,M. C. Llorens +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the photometric calibration of FORCAST is described, which involves some subtleties in correction for array artifacts and uncertainties due to the airborne environment, and is able to achieve approximately 20% uncertainty in the calibration.