Instrument Description

 

modelHyTES is a compact image spectrometer acquiring data in 256 spectral bands between 7.5 and 12 micrometers. HyTES incorporates several new technologies including a Dyson spectrometer, long, straight slit, curved diffraction grating and Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector (QWIP). The model for the HyTES instrument is shown to the left.