Intensified Vidicon Camera Calibration, Installation and Evaluation.
Abstract
The RCA Model IVK-531 electronic camera, containing a 40/40/25mm doubly intensified vidicon has been calibrated in the laboratory and field tested at the AF Electro-Optical Facility, Cloudcroft, N. M. Principal performance characteristics, including static and dynamic sensitivity, along with supporting data, were established in the laboratory. Results correlated within 1 visual magnitude with star observations made in the field. The performance achieved with the 48-inch telescope at the Cloudcroft site indicates a potential to detect stars as dim as the 16.6 to 18.8 Mv. The exact performance would depend upon the characteristics of observed 'sky noise', and its relation to the type of video processing utilized to achieve star cancellation. With an uncalibrated 40/27 mm RCA C-21145 EBSICON (SIT) installed, the camera was able to detect a star of the 16.42 Mv (color temperature uncalibrated). During the field tests, several satellites were successfully acquired and tracked. On one of them, brightness fluctuation data was recorded over an extended period. Results achieved demonstrate the applicability and high performance potential of the IVK-531 in systems for space surveillance, tracking, and identification.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0918124
Entities
People
- L. Arlan
- M. J. Cantella
- M. W. Stewich