Fabrication of optical components for the ultraviolet spectrometer and polarimeter on the Solar Maximum Mission

Details Fabrication of optical components for the ultraviolet spectrometer and polarimeter on the Solar Maximum Mission Fabrication of optical components for the ultraviolet spectrometer and polarimeter on the Solar Maximum Mission

Jun 1985

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Optical Engineering (ISSN 0091-3286), vol. 24, May-June 1985, p. 548-554.

Physics

Fabrication, Polarimeters, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Solar Instruments, Solar Maximum Mission, Ultraviolet Spectrometers, Beam Splitters, Ebert Spectrometers, Gratings (Spectra), Holographic Interferometry, Mirrors, Raster Scanning, Reflecting Telescopes

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The Solar Maximum Mission (SMM) satellite was launched in February 1980 into a 573 km high circular orbit. It contains X-ray, UV, and optical instruments for the simultaneous observation of solar flares. The ultraviolet spectrometer and polarimeter (UVSP) is one of these instruments. The objectives of the UVSP require the employment of a raster scanning telescope to study the spatial dynamics of flares, the use of a high resolution spectrometer to select and scan spectral lines for temperature and velocity diagnostics, and the utilization of a polarimeter to measure magnetic fields in the solar transition zone. The present paper has the objective to provide a description of the optical fabrication techniques developed for the instrument. Attention is given to telescope mirrors, metering rods, the Ebert mirror, grating blanks, a four-mirror polarizer, beam splitter assemblies, beam splitter fabrication, deflector mirrors, and shipping containers.

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