Backscatter ultraviolet instrument solar diffuser degradation

Glen Jaross; Richard P. Cebula; Matthew DeLand; K. Steinfeld; Richard D. McPeters; Ernest Hilsenrath; Arlin J. Krueger

doi:10.1117/12.328514

27 October 1998 Backscatter ultraviolet instrument solar diffuser degradation

Glen Jaross, Richard P. Cebula, Matthew DeLand, K. Steinfeld, Richard D. McPeters, Ernest Hilsenrath, Arlin J. Krueger

Proceedings Volume 3427, Optical Systems Contamination and Degradation; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.328514
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

All but one of the backscatter UV (BUV) instruments have used solar reflective diffusers made of ground aluminum to maintain instrument calibration after launch. These diffusers have been sued throughout mission life-times, which range from less than 1 years to over 14 years. Means for monitoring diffuser reflectance include mechanisms on the instruments as well as methods to infer reflectance using earth radiance data. We compare changes in diffuser reflectance for the various instruments and find some common behavior as well as significant differences. Changes which appear to occur at different rates are actually quite similar when corrections are made for the amount and direction of incident solar irradiation. However, a class of instruments, the SBUV/2, has significantly lower degradation rates. We find, as have previous authors, that spacecraft self-contamination is the most likely cause of diffuser changes and observed differences. Observed changes suggest that contaminant layer thickness is the main reflectance degradation mechanism in the first few years of operation.

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Glen Jaross, Richard P. Cebula, Matthew DeLand, K. Steinfeld, Richard D. McPeters, Ernest Hilsenrath, and Arlin J. Krueger "Backscatter ultraviolet instrument solar diffuser degradation", Proc. SPIE 3427, Optical Systems Contamination and Degradation, (27 October 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.328514

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