The NASA Space IR Telescope Facility (SIRTF) is a 1-m aperture, cryogenically cooled IR observatory scheduled for launch into orbit in the mid-1990s. SIRTF will operate in the 2-700 micron range and yield a 1000-fold increase in sensitivity over NASA's IRAS observatory. A low inclination orbit compatible with Space Shuttle operations will be used. Results from comparisons of a system error budget allocation for the f/24 optical configuration with recent test data indicate that a figured fused silica mirror and a blade flexure mounting system can be cooled to cryogenic temperature while meeting required wavefront tolerances for substrate deformation. An all-He cooling system will be used in the low inclination orbit.


    Zugriff

    Zugriff über TIB

    Verfügbarkeit in meiner Bibliothek prüfen


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) observatory design


    Beteiligte:
    Brooks, W. F. (Autor:in) / Melugin, R. K. (Autor:in) / Lee, J. H. (Autor:in) / Lemke, L. (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.01.1986


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch





    SIRTF - the Space Infrared Telescope Facility

    Werner, M.W. | Online Contents | 2004


    SIRTF, the Space Infrared Telescope Facility

    Simmons, Larry L. | NTRS | 1999


    The Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF)

    Whitten, M. / Tenerelli, D. / Rieke, G. et al. | NTRS | 1998