PYROELECTRIC INFRARED DETECTOR FOR PRECISION EARTH SENSOR

Two new types of infrared detectors have been developed for the precision earth sensor in the three axis stabilized satellite, Engineering Test Satellite VI (ETS-VI). Both detectors have a pair of infrared sensing elements, each of which is made of a pyroelectric material and mounted on an immersion lens. A-type element is a flake of lead titanate ceramic, and B-type is a sputtered epitaxial film of calcium-modified lead titanate.