Calibration of a First-Generation Circular Variable Filter Spectrometer

Abstract

To permit accurate evaluation of previous airborne measurements, the AFCRL first-generation circular variable filter (CVF) spectrometer was calibrated in the AEROSPACE Research Chamber (7V). Testing consisted of calibration and linearity checks, angular response measurements, off-axis rejection measurements, and modulation transfer function determination. The calibration measurements defined the spectral radiance responsivity over a 4.0- to 13.0-micron wavelength range and the noise-equivalent radiance (NER) of the instrument.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1970
Accession Number
ADB009533

Entities

People

  • R. M. Warner

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Airborne
  • Bench Tests
  • Calibration
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Detectors
  • Linearity
  • Long Wavelengths
  • Measurement
  • Modulation
  • Radiance
  • Rejection
  • Resistance
  • Simulators
  • Spectrometers
  • Tennessee
  • Transfer Functions

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Space