Predicted and Measured Detection Capabilities of the Lincoln ETS, Photon-Noise-Limited, Electro-Optical Systems.

Abstract

A model describing the GO-point source detection capabilities of low-light-level, photon-noise-limited, electro-optical systems operating at standard television rates has been extended to include image integration within the sensor (intensified silicon diode target). Specific examples have been calculated for 0.4 deg - 0.7 deg fields of view, for 14 in. - 31 in. telescope apertures, for 5C - 20C temperatures, for 17m - 22m per sq. sec night-sky-brightnesses, and for several specified video signal-to-noise ratios. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 26, 1976
Accession Number
ADA025859

Entities

People

  • Robert S Weber

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bosons
  • Brightness
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Elementary Bosons
  • Elementary Particles
  • Gauge Bosons
  • Low Light Levels
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Optical Properties
  • Photons
  • Standards
  • Telescopes
  • Video
  • Video Signals

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Mathematics or Statistics

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects