Focal plane subsystem design and performance for atmospheric chemistry from geostationary orbit tropospheric emissions monitoring of pollution

A. S. Gilmore; R. H. Philbrick; J. Funderburg

doi:10.1117/12.2271687

5 September 2017 Focal plane subsystem design and performance for atmospheric chemistry from geostationary orbit tropospheric emissions monitoring of pollution

A. S. Gilmore, R. H. Philbrick, J. Funderburg

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Proceedings Volume 10402, Earth Observing Systems XXII; 1040205 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2271687
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2017, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Remote sensing of pollutants are enabled from a satellite in a geostationary orbit containing an imaging spectrometer encompassing the wavelength ranges of 290 - 490 nm and 540 - 740 nm. As the first of NASA's Earth Venture Instrument Program, the Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) program will utilize this instrument to measure hourly air quality over a large portion of North America. The focal plane subsystem (FPS) contains two custom designed and critically aligned full frame transfer charge coupled devices (active area: 1028 x 2048, 18 μm) within a focal plane array package designed for radiation tolerance and space charging rejection. In addition, the FPS contains custom distributed focal plane electronics that provide all necessary clocks and biases to the sensors, receives all analog data from the sensors and performs 14 bit analog to digital conversion for upstream processing. Finally, the FPS encompasses custom low noise cables connecting the focal plane array and associated electronics. This paper discusses the design and performance of this novel focal plane subsystem with particular emphasis on the optical performance achieved including alignment, quantum efficiency, and modulation transfer function.

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A. S. Gilmore, R. H. Philbrick, and J. Funderburg "Focal plane subsystem design and performance for atmospheric chemistry from geostationary orbit tropospheric emissions monitoring of pollution", Proc. SPIE 10402, Earth Observing Systems XXII, 1040205 (5 September 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2271687

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