Probing the hermean exosphere by ultraviolet spectroscopy (PHEBUS): optical simulation of an ultraviolet spectrometer

Autor: François Leblanc, Carole Gouvret, Jean-Jacques Correia, Nicolas Rouanet, Jean-Pierre Goutail, Jean-Luc Maria, Eric Chassefière, Christian Buil, Eric Quémerais, Philippe-Jean Hébert, Pierre Etcheto
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2006.
DOI: 10.1117/12.2308071
Popis: PHEBUS (Probing of Hermean Exosphere by Ultraviolet Spectroscopy) consists of an ultraviolet spectrometer for the MPO (Mercury Planetary Orbiter) of the Bepi-Colombo Mission. The goal of this instrument is to detect emission lines of Mercury exosphere in the bandwidth from 55 to 315 nm by recording full spectra. This instrument is made of an entrance mobile baffle, which is necessary to scan vertically the Mercury atmosphere, an off-axis mirror entrance, a slit, two gratings and two detectors. A few different designs, simulated by optical software, are analysed in this paper. They provide essential results as the instrument spectral resolution. Besides a radiometric model is established to observe the spectra we would obtain on the detectors.
Databáze: OpenAIRE