Radiation Impact on space born optics: the Dose Coefficients approach.

Michel Fruit, Andrei Goussarov, Dominic B. Doyle, Gerd Joachim Ulbrich

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    Abstract

    During the past 30 years of development of space optical instrumentation for such missions as METEOSAT, SPOT, HIPPARCOS and SILEX with ESA and CNS, Matra Marconi Space had conducted extensive studies on the behaviour of optical materials under irradiation such as quantifying transmission losses is optical glasses and measuing the dimensionsal stability of Zerodur as a substrate of mirror applications. Thanks to this background experience, MMS is conducting a study to define the approach for the gathering of a comprehensive data base to quantify these effects through the use of linear sensitivity coefficients. This follows recent investigations which have shown that the space radiation environment can affect not only transmission but also other characteristics of refractive optical materials in both classical and Cerium doped glass. A number of selected examples from specific MMS studies will be first shown. Then, the actual approach being taken to this problem, on the basis of already obtained results from preliminary performed ESTEC, will be presented.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings Photonics for Space and Radiation Environments
    Place of PublicationFlorence, Italy
    Number of pages12
    Volume3872
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 7 Dec 1999
    Event1999 - SPIE Remote sensing - Florence
    Duration: 20 Sep 199924 Sep 1999

    Conference

    Conference1999 - SPIE Remote sensing
    Country/TerritoryItaly
    CityFlorence
    Period1999-09-201999-09-24

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