Characterization and calibration of the AtmoLITE satellite instrument for the INSPIRESat-4 mission / von Qiucheng Gong. Wuppertal, April 2022
Content
- Introduction
- The Principle of the SHS
- Optical Components Characterization before the SHS glueing
- Optical Properties and Overview of the QM and FM
- Wavefront Error Measurements on the Front and Camera Optics for the QM
- Setup Schemes and Required Accessories
- Front Optics Measurement Setup and Results
- Camera Optics Measurement Setup and Results
- Wavefront Error Measurements on the Camera Optics for the FM
- Alternative Version of the Glass Materials for the AtmoLITE Instrument
- Chapter Summary
- Optical Performance Characterization during and after the SHS Glueing
- Alignment of the Front and Camera Optics during the SHS Integration
- Alignment Procedures of the Pinhole Setup
- Alignment Procedures of the Front Optics and Camera Optics
- Alignment Results for the Front Optics of the FM
- Alignment Results for the Camera Optics of the FM
- Imaging Performance Characterization of the SHS System
- Field Target Measurement of the FM Instrument before Moving the Vacuum Compensator
- Field Target Measurement of the FM Instrument after Moving the Vacuum Compensator
- Pinhole Setup Measurement of the FM Instrument after Moving the Vacuum Compensator
- Pinhole Setup Measurement of the FM at Different Temperatures in the Vacuum Environment.
- Optical Filter Characterization
- Chapter Summary
- Characterization and Calibration of the FM for the AtmoLITE Instrument
- Measurement Strategy
- Dark and Bias Current Subtraction
- Define Region of Interest
- Littrow Condition Calibration
- Phase Distortion Correction
- Amplitude Variation Estimation
- Chapter Summary
- Summary and outlook
- Appendix
- Field imaging measurement of the instrument before moving the vacuum compensation for the different scenes
- The off-axis measurements for the camera#3 of the FM
- The alternative version of the glass materials
- Spot diagrams of the FM at the different field points
- Pinhole setup measurements of the instrument after moving the vacuum compensation for the off-axis fields
- Pinhole setup measurements of the prototype instrument in the thermal chamber for the different temperatures.
- Appendix UV-SHS
- Design Framework Considerations for the UV-SHS
- Research Background
- Production and Loss Mechanisms
- Emission Band Systems of Nitric Oxide
- Selection of Observational Emission Band from the Gamma Bands System
- Design Parameter Considerations for the UV-SHS
- Simulation results of the UV-SHS
- Acknowledgements
- Acronyms
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Bibliography