System Design Parameter Study For Shuttle Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF)

A. J. Mord; M. Bottema; W. P. Devereux; R. L. Poley; D. W. Strecker; F. Tai

doi:10.1117/12.936405

19 January 1984 System Design Parameter Study For Shuttle Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF)

A. J. Mord, M. Bottema, W. P. Devereux, R. L. Poley, D. W. Strecker, F. Tai

Proceedings Volume 0430, Infrared Technology IX; (1984) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.936405
Event: 27th Annual Technical Symposium, 1983, San Diego, United States

Abstract

SIRTF is a high-sensitivity, cooled astronomical telescope operating from 2 to 1000 μm. The techniques used in analyzing the sensitivity of the SIRTF system performance to several technical issues are presented. Lowering the telescope temperature to near 4K is found to produce margin in several areas. A refined observing requirements model relieves the hardware performance requirements, and identifies extended source size/observing strategy as an important system specification. Other major conclusions are presented.

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A. J. Mord, M. Bottema, W. P. Devereux, R. L. Poley, D. W. Strecker, and F. Tai "System Design Parameter Study For Shuttle Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF)", Proc. SPIE 0430, Infrared Technology IX, (19 January 1984); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.936405

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