New thermal vacuum facility for the radiometric calibration of space instruments

conference paper
A new facility is presented designed for the absolute and relative radiometric calibration of space instruments. All parts of the facility, thermal vacuum system, software, electronics and even the layout of the facility, are subordinate to the quality of the measurements. For each part is explained, how and why, the design of this particular part is contributing to improvement of the calibration.
TNO Identifier
235909
ISSN
0277786X
Publisher
SPIE
Source title
Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites IV, 25-28 September 2000, Barcelona, Spain
Editor(s)
Fujisada, H.
Lurie, J.B.
Ropertz, A.
Weber, K.
Collation
10 p.
Pages
209-218
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