Co-Aligning the RAIDS (Remote Atmospheric and Ionospheric Detection System) Instruments

Abstract

The RAIDS (Remote Atmospheric Ionospheric Detection System) experiment consists of eight optical instruments that are to make multi-spectral measurements of emissions from neutral and ionized constituents of the earth's atmosphere from an orbiting satellite in the 1990 time frame. The primary goal of RAIDS is to verify theoretical concepts, developed under an Accelerated Research Initiative, which indicate that optical remote-sensing techniques can be used to obtain ionospheric parameters on a global scale. Seven of the instruments are to be attached to a scan platform, mounted in the satellite so as to scan tangent-ray heights between approx. 75 km and approx. 720 km. Ultraviolet instrumentation, Ebert fastie spectrograph, Field of view, Optical alignment, Techniques.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 09, 1989
Accession Number
ADA205456

Entities

People

  • Dianne K. Prinz

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Classification
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Geometry
  • Grids
  • Lepidoptera
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Drawing
  • Optical Instruments
  • Optics
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Spectral Lines

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Space