Cryogenic optical performance of the Cassini composite infrared spectrometer (CIRS) flight telescope | Zendy

Patricia A. Losch | Zendy; James J. Lyons | Zendy; John G. Hagopian | Zendy

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<title>Cryogenic optical performance of the Cassini composite infrared spectrometer (CIRS) flight telescope</title>

Author(s) -

Patricia A. Losch,

James J. Lyons,

John G. Hagopian

Publication year - 1998

Publication title -

proceedings of spie, the international society for optical engineering/proceedings of spie

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1996-756X

pISSN - 0277-786X

DOI - 10.1117/12.323742

Subject(s) - telescope , beryllium , spectrometer , optics , aperture (computer memory) , physics , optical telescope , infrared telescope , infrared , spitzer space telescope , remote sensing , geology , nuclear physics , acoustics

The Cassini Composite InfraRed Spectrometer half-mirror diameter beryllium flight telescope's optical performance was tested at the instrument operating temperature of 170 Kelvin. The telescope components were designed at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) but fabricated out-of-house and then assembled, aligned, and tested upon receipt at GSFC. A 24-inch aperture cryogenic test facility utilizing a 1024 X 1024 CCD array was developed at GSFC specifically for this test. The telescope's image quality (measured as encircled energy), boresight stability and focus stability were measured. The gold coated beryllium design exceeded the cold image performance requirement of 80% encircled energy within a 460 micron diameter cycle.

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