Ultraviolet Plume Instrument Calibration and Sensor Assessment

Abstract

The Ultraviolet Plume Instrument (UVPI) is a calibrated, plume- tracking instrument flown on the Naval Research Laboratory's Low-power Atmospheric Compensation Experiment (LACE) satellite. The UVPI's primary mission was to collect images of rocket plumes in the ultraviolet wavelengths. The purpose of this report is to describe the procedures followed in calibrating the UVPI, to present final instrument response functions for use in subsequent data reduction and analysis, and to provide conversion constants useful for revising data values contained on delivered data tapes and in completed rocket plume reports. LACE Satellite, Ultraviolet plume instrument, UVPI, Calibration plumes, Rocket plumes, Ultraviolet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA269687

Entities

People

  • D. M. Horan
  • E. R. Malaret
  • H. W. Smathers
  • J. G. Cardon
  • L. Perez

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Automatic Gain Control
  • Calibration
  • Cameras
  • Charge Coupled Devices
  • Conversion
  • Data Centers
  • Data Processing
  • Data Reduction
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Scattering
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Satellites