Real-time total integrated scattering measurements on the Mir spacecraft to evaluate sample degradation in space

James B. Hadaway; Anees Ahmad; J. Larry Pezzaniti; Russell A. Chipman; Donald R. Wilkes; Leigh L. Hummer; David G. Crandall; Jean M. Bennett

doi:10.1364/AO.40.002755

Real-time total integrated scattering measurements on the Mir spacecraft to evaluate sample degradation in space

James B. Hadaway, Anees Ahmad, J. Larry Pezzaniti, Russell A. Chipman, Donald R. Wilkes, Leigh L. Hummer, David G. Crandall, Jean M. Bennett

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An instrument to measure total integrated scattering (TIS) in space was built as part of the Optical Properties Monitor instrument package and flown on the Russian Mir Space Station in a low Earth orbit. TIS at two wavelengths was measured in space at approximately weekly intervals from 29 April to 26 December 1997 and telemetered to Earth during the mission. Of the 20 TIS samples, 13 are described here to illustrate the performance of the TIS instrument. These include ten optical samples and three thermal control samples. Two optical samples and one thermal control sample were severely degraded by atomic oxygen. All samples received a light dusting of particles during the mission and an additional heavier layer after the samples returned to Earth. The initial brassboard instrument and the validation tests of the flight instrument are also described.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2755-2768
Number of pages	14
Journal	Applied optics
Volume	40
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.40.002755
State	Published - Jun 1 2001
Externally published	Yes

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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