INFRARED TECHNIQUES AT VEB CARL ZEISS JENA

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CIA-RDP80-00810A006000130009-5
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2
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December 21, 2016
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May 29, 2008
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9
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Publication Date: 
April 11, 1955
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2008/05/29: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006000130009-5 COUNTRY INFORMATION REPORT CENTRAL IffrEITIGERM REPORT CD NO. DATE DISTR. 11 April 1955 NO. OF PAGES 2 SUBJECT Infrared Techniques at VEB Carl Zeiss Jena PLACE ACQUIRED DATE OF INFO_ TNIS OOCONINT CONTAINS INFOMA7ION "N"" Wit NATIONAL OSFNIiN OF TNS SNITSO STATUS. iITRIN TNN NatARINS M TIT{N IS. AwT ANO 794. OF TUB S. S. C/q. AS AT1l1TNRN. ITS > US 1 A 5 5 - AT10N OF ITS CCNTCNTS TO ON NNC1MT OT A "MovOF IS FSAMISITSO IT LAw TON "LION, NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION bamng used atthe Cell Laboratory (Z-Lab only 2.8j4 without cooling. There were also cadmi um . crystals produced for visible li ht. f by the Zeiss Plant o ea su p maximum sensitivity of 5,i. when cooled down to 800 below zero centigrade by means of carbon dioxide snow anda sensitivity of 1 e t s Schmidt (fnu) persi at Z-Lab who actual y ad some knowledge in this field. Hauenstein had come from the Dresden Zeiss-Ikon Plant. Dr Bittner (fnu) was expert for germinating KRS-5 crystals. Karl Prinz who had worked in the development of heat measuring instruments for the Navy during the war was in charge of the electric units of radiation receivers. 2. In November 1954, the KRS-5 crystals produced at Z-Lab had a maximum permability of 4 Infrared sensitive cells produced It $ 1 hide or selenium lead had a After Be ralo to Bostonand P ld had h fi Plant in Jena. Dr The institute of Professor Eder (fnu) at the Humboldt University in East Berlin was constructing a cooling plant for low temperatures to work with liquid hydrogen. The room for this unit on 4 Hessische Strasse had been completed in S E-C-R-E T STATE ARMY EV CLASSIFICATION X NAVY X NSRB D,ST 14UTION Approved For Release 2008/05/29: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006000130009-5 *Ae 25X1 25X1 CLASSIFICATION C - -R-E-T Approved For Release 2008/05/29: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006000130009-5 3. A long time ago Prof for the construction only one tube availkb n given an award ube. There was on-had met with great model were sera ed bqc.4W QA ilable glass was not of high enough In July 1954, from which he r*ason, he worked only hall day. sidetracked. Dr Konrad Kuehne, construction of range meters, wap of applied optics at the Jena University. It akdown For this allegedly of the institute what extent he will continue to work on Pveljppment projects at the Zeiss Plant. Approved For Release 2008/05/29: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006000130009-5