Ground test characterization of the Muliband Imaging Photometer for SIRTF (MIPS)

Erick T. Young; George H. Rieke; James D. Cadien; Hervé A. Dole; Charles W. Englebracht; Karl D. Gordon; Gerald B. Heim; Douglas M. Kelly; John A. Stansberry

doi:10.1117/12.461593

Ground test characterization of the Muliband Imaging Photometer for SIRTF (MIPS)

Erick T. Young, George H. Rieke, James D. Cadien, Hervé A. Dole, Charles W. Englebracht, Karl D. Gordon, Gerald B. Heim, Douglas M. Kelly, John A. Stansberry

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Abstract

We describe the ground testing and characterization of the Multiband Imaging Photometer for SIRTF (MIPS). This instrument is a camera with three focal plane arrays covering broad spectral bands centered at 24 μm, 70 μm, and 160 μm. The instrument features a variety of operation modes that permit accurate photometry, diffraction-limited imaging, efficient mapping, and low resolution spectral energy distribution determinations. The observational philosophy of MIPS relies heavily on the frequent use of internal relative calibration sources as well as a high level of redundancy in the data collection. We show that by using this approach, users of MIPS can expect very sensitive, highly repeatable observations of astronomical sources. The ground characterization program for MIPS involved a number of facilities including test dewars for focal-plane level testing, a specialized cryostat for instrument-level testing, and tests in the flight SIRTF Cryo-Telescope Assembly.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	98-107
Number of pages	10
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4850
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461593
State	Published - 2002
Event	IR Space Telescopes and Instruments - waikoloa, HI, United States Duration: Aug 24 2002 → Aug 28 2002

Keywords

Astronomy
Infrared
MIPS
Photometry
SIRTF

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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