Calibration and alignment of metrology system for the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array mission

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作者
Liebe, Carl Christian [1 ]
Craig, William [2 ]
Kim, Yunjin [1 ]
McLean, Ryan [3 ]
Meras, Patrick, Jr. [1 ]
Raffanti, Michael [2 ]
Scholz, Christopher [2 ]
机构
[1] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
[2] Univ Calif Berkeley, Space Sci Lab, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[3] CALTECH, Space Radiat Lab, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
基金
美国国家航空航天局;
关键词
NuSTAR; metrology system; alignment;
D O I
10.1117/1.OE.51.4.043605
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A metrology system to measure the on-orbit movement of a ten meter mast has been built for the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) x-ray observatory. In this paper, the metrology system is described, and the performance is measured. The laser beam stability is discussed in detail. Pre-launch alignment and calibration are also described. The invisible infrared laser beams must be aligned to their corresponding detectors without deploying the telescope in Earth's gravity. Finally, a possible method for in-flight calibration of the metrology system is described. (C) 2012 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). [DOI: 10.1117/1.OE.51.4.043605]
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