Application of the Langley plot for calibration of sun sensors for th Halogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE)

Alvah S. Moore; L. E. Mauldin; John A. Reagan; Charles W. Stump; Milton G. Fabert

Application of the Langley plot for calibration of sun sensors for th Halogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE)

Alvah S. Moore, L. E. Mauldin, John A. Reagan, Charles W. Stump, Milton G. Fabert

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Abstract

The calibration of the Halogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE) sun sensor is described. This system consists of two energy-balancing silicon detectors to provide coarse azimuth and elevation control signals and a silicon photodiode array to provide top and bottom solar edge data for fine elevation control. All three detectors were calibrated on a mountaintop, using the Langley plot technique. The conventional Langley plot technique was modified to allow calibration of the two coarse detectors, which operate wideband. A description of the test setup is given. The HALOE instrument is a gas correlation radiometer that is now being developed for the Upper Atmospheric Research Satellite.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	180-187
Number of pages	8
Journal	Optical Engineering
Volume	28
Issue number	2
State	Published - Feb 1989
Externally published	Yes

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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