Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Sep 1985
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985scgl.work..243f&link_type=abstract
In NASA. Marshall Space Flight Center 2d Workshop on Spacecraft Glow p 243-249 (SEE N86-13239 03-88)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Cosmic Noise, Galactic Radiation, Infrared Telescopes, Luminescence, Photoconductive Cells, Space Shuttle Orbiters, Spacecraft Glow, Zodiacal Light, Cryogenic Cooling, Focal Plane Devices, Infrared Astronomy, Liquid Helium, Spacelab
Scientific paper
A liquid helium cooled infrared telescope (IRT) was to be flown in July 1985 on Spacelab 2. The instrument is designed to measure both diffuse and discrete infrared astronomical sources, including the zodiacal light, galactic, and extragalactic components, as well as to evaluate the induced Orbiter environment. The focal plane contains ten photoconductive detectors covering six broad bands from 2 to 120 microns. Each detector has a 0.5 by 1.0 deg field of view optimized for detection of extended sources of IR radiation. Except for the 2 micron detector, the system noise is limited by the sky background noise. The measurements planned for the IRT use the 1 meter base of the Plasma Diagnostic Package (PDP), an already existing SL 2 experiment, as the glow generating surface. The measurements are repeated changing the position of the PDP, the attitude of the Orbiter, and the ram direction in an effort to remove both the thermal component of the PDP emission and the cosmic background radiation.
Fazio Giacomo
Koch David G.
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