NASA NTRS · 19850040556
System design parameter study for Shuttle Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF)
Abstract
SIRTF is a high-sensitivity, cooled astronomical telescope operating from 2 to 1000 microns. The techniques used in analyzing the sensitivity of the SIRTF system performance to several technical issues are presented. Lowering the telescope temperature to near 4K is found to produce margin in several areas. A refined observing requirements model relieves the hardware performance requirements, and identifies extended source size/observing strategy as an important system specification. Other major conclusions are presented.
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Mord, A. J., Bottema, M., Devereux, W. P., Poley, R. L., Strecker, D. W., Tai, F.. 1983-01-01. System design parameter study for Shuttle Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF). https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19850040556
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