Application of the Langley plot for calibration of sun sensors for th Halogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE)

  • Alvah S. Moore
  • , L. E. Mauldin
  • , John A. Reagan
  • , Charles W. Stump
  • , Milton G. Fabert

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Abstract

The calibration of the Halogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE) sun sensor is described. This system consists of two energy-balancing silicon detectors to provide coarse azimuth and elevation control signals and a silicon photodiode array to provide top and bottom solar edge data for fine elevation control. All three detectors were calibrated on a mountaintop, using the Langley plot technique. The conventional Langley plot technique was modified to allow calibration of the two coarse detectors, which operate wideband. A description of the test setup is given. The HALOE instrument is a gas correlation radiometer that is now being developed for the Upper Atmospheric Research Satellite.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)180-187
Number of pages8
JournalOptical Engineering
Volume28
Issue number2
StatePublished - Feb 1989
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • General Engineering

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