A new mid-infrared camera for ground-based astronomy and an infrared study of planetary nebulae.

This dissertation is composed of two parts. The first part is a description of the Mid-Infrared Array Camera (MIRAC), a new camera for ground-based astronomy. The second part of this dissertation is an infrared study of planetary nebulae utilizing observations with the new camera. MIRAC is a collabo...

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Main Author: Hora, Joseph Lee.
Other Authors: Hoffmann, William F.
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 1991
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/185717