Computer Science – Performance
Scientific paper
Jan 1984
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984spie..511...65b&link_type=abstract
IN: Stray radiation IV; Proceedings of the Meeting, San Diego, CA, August 23, 1984 (A86-15388 04-74). Bellingham, WA, SPIE The I
Computer Science
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Antireflection Coatings, Light Scattering, Space Infrared Telescope Facility, Spaceborne Telescopes, Baffles, Bidirectional Reflectance, Distribution Functions, Space Shuttle Payloads
Scientific paper
The Shuttle Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) will operate over wavelengths from 2 to 1000 micrometers with background limited performance. This performance can only be achieved with good stray light suppression which places great emphasis on the absorption and scattering properties of optical black coatings. The stray light suppression performance of SIRTF was analyzed at 10.6 and 118 micrometers for two different optical black coatings by using Arizona's Paraxial Analysis of Radiation Transfer (APART) computer program. The coatings are Martin Black, and Infrablack. The results are presented as the Point Source Normalized Irradiance Transmittance (PSNIT) as a function of off-axis source angle. The dominant stray light paths in SIRTF are discussed with emphasis placed upon the scattering characteristics of the black coatings. The Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) of each coating is shown at 10.6 and 118 micrometers for incidence angles of 10 deg and 60 deg. General conclusions are made about the propagation of stray light in SIRTF so that these results will be instructive for other infrared telescopes.
Bergener D. W.
Breault Robert P.
Pompea Stephen M.
Shepard D. F.
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