On-orbit performance of deuterium calibration lamps during four years of SUSIM operations on the UARS

Dianne K. Prinz; Linton E. Floyd; Lynn C. Herring; Guenter E. Brueckner

doi:10.1117/12.257197

8 November 1996 On-orbit performance of deuterium calibration lamps during four years of SUSIM operations on the UARS

Dianne K. Prinz, Linton E. Floyd, Lynn C. Herring, Guenter E. Brueckner

Proceedings Volume 2831, Ultraviolet Atmospheric and Space Remote Sensing: Methods and Instrumentation; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.257197
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

The Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor on the Upper Atmospheric Research Satellite (UARS) carries four deuterium discharge lamps to assist in tracking inflight degradation of the instrument in the spectral range between 115 nm and 410 nm. The lamps have been in orbit since the launch of UARS on 12 September 1991. In this paper we discuss the performance of the two most-used lamps during the first four years of the UARS mission, and offer recommendations for improving the ability of the lamps to track inflight degradation in future space instruments.

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Dianne K. Prinz, Linton E. Floyd, Lynn C. Herring, and Guenter E. Brueckner "On-orbit performance of deuterium calibration lamps during four years of SUSIM operations on the UARS", Proc. SPIE 2831, Ultraviolet Atmospheric and Space Remote Sensing: Methods and Instrumentation, (8 November 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.257197

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