High speed, multi-channel, thermal instrument development in support of HyspIRI-TIR

William R. Johnson; Simon J. Hook; Marc Foote; Bjorn T. Eng; Bruno Jau

doi:10.1117/12.895152

16 September 2011 High speed, multi-channel, thermal instrument development in support of HyspIRI-TIR

William R. Johnson, Simon J. Hook, Marc Foote, Bjorn T. Eng, Bruno Jau

Proceedings Volume 8155, Infrared Sensors, Devices, and Applications; and Single Photon Imaging II; 81550X (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.895152
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is currently developing an end-to-end instrument which will provide a proof of concept prototype vehicle for a high data rate, multi-channel, thermal instrument in support of the Hyperspectral Infrared Imager (HyspIRI)-Thermal Infrared (TIR) space mission. HyspIRI mission was recommended by the National Research Council Decadal Survey (DS). The HyspIRI mission includes a visible shortwave infrared (SWIR) pushboom spectrometer and a multispectral whiskbroom thermal infrared (TIR) imager. The prototype testbed instrument addressed in this effort will only support the TIR. Data from the HyspIRI mission will be used to address key science questions related to the Solid Earth and Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems focus areas of the NASA Science Mission Directorate. Current designs for the HyspIRI-TIR space borne imager utilize eight spectral bands delineated with filters. The system will have 60m ground resolution, 200mK NEDT, 0.5C absolute temperature resolution with a 5-day repeat from LEO orbit. The prototype instrument will use mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) technology at the focal plane array in time delay integration mode. A custom read out integrated circuit (ROIC) will provide the high speed readout hence high data rates needed for the 5 day repeat. The current HyspIRI requirements dictate a ground knowledge measurement of 30m, so the prototype instrument will tackle this problem with a newly developed interferometeric metrology system. This will provide an absolute measurement of the scanning mirror to an order of magnitude better than conventional optical encoders. This will minimize the reliance on ground control points hence minimizing postprocessing (e.g. geo-rectification computations).

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William R. Johnson, Simon J. Hook, Marc Foote, Bjorn T. Eng, and Bruno Jau "High speed, multi-channel, thermal instrument development in support of HyspIRI-TIR", Proc. SPIE 8155, Infrared Sensors, Devices, and Applications; and Single Photon Imaging II, 81550X (16 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.895152

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