First results from Herschel-SPIRE performance tests

Tanya L. Lim; Bruce Miles Swinyard; Asier A. Aramburu; James J. Bock; Marc Ferlet; Douglas Griffin; Matthew J. Griffin; Peter Hargrave; Kenneth King; Sarah Leeks; David A. Naylor; Samuel D. Ronayette; Eric Sawyer; Bernhard Schulz; Sunil Sidher; Locke D. Spencer; David Smith; Adam L. Woodcraft

doi:10.1117/12.551684

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12 October 2004 First results from Herschel-SPIRE performance tests

Tanya L. Lim, Bruce Miles Swinyard, Asier A. Aramburu, James J. Bock, Marc Ferlet, Douglas Griffin, Matthew J. Griffin, Peter Hargrave, Kenneth King, Sarah Leeks, David A. Naylor, Samuel D. Ronayette, Eric Sawyer, Bernhard Schulz, Sunil Sidher, Locke D. Spencer, David Smith, Adam L. Woodcraft

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Proceedings Volume 5487, Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Space Telescopes; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551684
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

The Spectral and Photometric Imaging REceiver (SPIRE) is one of the three scientific instruments on the European Space Agency's Herschel mission. At the start of 2004 the Cryogenic Qualification Model (CQM) of SPIRE was tested with the aim of verifying the instrument system design and evaluating key performance parameters. We present a description of the test facility, an overview of the instrument tests carried out on the CQM, and the first results from the analysis of the test data. Instrument optical efficiency and detector noise levels are close to the values expected from unit-level tests, and the SPIRE instrument system works well, with no degradation in performance from stray light, electromagnetic interference or microphonically induced noise. Some anomalies and imperfections in the instrument performance, test set-up, and test procedures have been identified and will be addressed in the next test campaign.

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Tanya L. Lim, Bruce Miles Swinyard, Asier A. Aramburu, James J. Bock, Marc Ferlet, Douglas Griffin, Matthew J. Griffin, Peter Hargrave, Kenneth King, Sarah Leeks, David A. Naylor, Samuel D. Ronayette, Eric Sawyer, Bernhard Schulz, Sunil Sidher, Locke D. Spencer, David Smith, and Adam L. Woodcraft "First results from Herschel-SPIRE performance tests", Proc. SPIE 5487, Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Space Telescopes, (12 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551684

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