Bolometer arrays contained in the PACS photometer’s Bolometer Focal Plane (BFP) are made up of 16x16 pixel grids. Each pixel is a750 µm square.
 Figure: bolometer arrays for both PACS focal planes |  Blue channel integrated bolometer array (64x32 pixels) |
 Individual bolometer grid |
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