Radiation effects on space-based stellar photometry: theoretical models and empirical results for CoRoT Space Telescope

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Mar 2008

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 384, Issue 4, pp. 1337-1343.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Instrumentation: Detectors, Methods: Data Analysis, Space Vehicles: Instruments, Techniques: Photometric

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Convection, Rotation and planetary Transits (CoRoT) is a space mission dedicated to stellar seismology and the search for extrasolar planets. Both scientific programs are based on very high precision photometry and require long, uninterrupted observations. The instrument is based on an afocal telescope and a wide-field camera, consisting of four E2V-4280 CCD devices. This set is mounted on a recurrent platform for insertion in low Earth orbit. The CoRoT satellite has been recently launched for a nominal mission duration of three years.
In this work, we discuss the impact of space radiation on CoRoT CCDs, in sight of the in-flight characterization results obtained during the satellite's commissioning phase, as well as the very first observational data. We start by describing the population of trapped particles at the satellite altitude, and by presenting a theoretical prediction for the incoming radiation fluxes seen by the CCDs behind shielding. Empirical results regarding particle impact rates and their geographical distribution are then presented and discussed. The effect of particle impacts is also statistically characterized, with respect to the ionizing energy imparted to the CCDs and the size of impact trails. Based on these results, we discuss the effects of space radiation on precise and time-resolved stellar photometry from space. Finally, we present preliminary results concerning permanent radiation damage on CoRoT CCDs, as extrapolated from the data available at the beginning of the satellite's lifetime.

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