Yardstick integrated science instrument module concept for NGST

Richard Burg; Pierre Y. Bely; Robert A. Woodruff; John W. MacKenty; Massimo Stiavelli; Stefano Casertano; Craig R. McCreight; Alan W. Hoffman

doi:10.1117/12.324532

28 August 1998 Yardstick integrated science instrument module concept for NGST

Richard Burg, Pierre Y. Bely, Robert A. Woodruff, John W. MacKenty, Massimo Stiavelli, Stefano Casertano, Craig R. McCreight, Alan W. Hoffman

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Proceedings Volume 3356, Space Telescopes and Instruments V; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324532
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 1998, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

We describe the instrument package concept that we have investigated as part of the Goddard Space Flight Center study for NGST. It is composed of highly integrated, high performance cameras and spectrometers covering the spectral region from 0.6 to 30 microns and with a large field of view.the suite has been configured to reduce cost and complexity with no sacrifice in scientific merit. A common optical bench minimizes interfaces, a guiding system integrated in the science module makes use of the science cameras with minimal penalty to science, and all near IR instruments are built around the same detector module.

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Richard Burg, Pierre Y. Bely, Robert A. Woodruff, John W. MacKenty, Massimo Stiavelli, Stefano Casertano, Craig R. McCreight, and Alan W. Hoffman "Yardstick integrated science instrument module concept for NGST", Proc. SPIE 3356, Space Telescopes and Instruments V, (28 August 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324532

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