@inproceedings{996374e6c65243beab788861c5e4fd30,
title = "Gal/Xgal U/LDB Spectroscopic/Stratospheric THz Observatory:: GUSTO",
abstract = "Gal/Xgal U/LDB Spectroscopic/ Stratospheric THz Observatory (GUSTO) is a NASA Explorers Mission of Opportunity that will make large scale maps of the Milky Way and Large Magellanic Cloud in three important interstellar lines: [CII], [OI], and [NII] at 158, 63, and 205 μm, respectively. During its ~75 day stratospheric (~36 km) flight, GUSTO{\textquoteright}s 0.9-meter balloon-borne telescope and THz heterodyne array receivers will provide the spectral and spatial resolution needed to untangle the complexities of the interstellar medium by probing all phases of its Life Cycle. The GUSTO payload consists of (1) a telescope; (2) three 8-pixel heterodyne array receivers; (3) autocorrelator spectrometers; (4) instrument control electronics; and (5) a cryostat. The GUSTO gondola is derived from successful APL designs. Much of the GUSTO instrument architecture and hardware is based on the experience gained in developing and flying the Stratospheric Terahertz Observatory (STO). GUSTO is currently undergoing integration and test and will launch from the NASA Long Duration Balloon (LDB) Facility near McMurdo, Antarctica in December 2023.",
keywords = "Terahertz astronomy, Suborbital astronomy, Terahertz telescopes, Terahertz array receivers",
author = "C Walker and C. Kusela and A Young and W. Verts and J.R. Gao and Qing Hu and Silva, {J. R.G.} and B. Mirzaei and Wouter Laauwen and {More Authors}",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.1117/12.2629051",
language = "English",
volume = "12181",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
editor = "Jonas Zmuidzinas and Jian-Rong Gao",
booktitle = "Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI",
note = "SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2022 ; Conference date: 17-07-2022 Through 22-07-2022",
}