The Measurement of the Noise-Equivalent Spectral Radiance of SIMBIO-SYS/VIHI Spectrometer

We report about the measurement of the Noise-Equivalent Spectral Radiance (NESR) of the VIHI imaging spectromter aboard ESA's Bepi Colombo mission to Mercury. The knowledge of the NESR allows to determine the capability of an optical detector to measure faint signals. A description of the setup...

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Main Authors: Filacchione, Gianrico, Capaccioni, Fabrizio, Altieri, Francesca, Carli, Cristian, Tommasi, Leonardo, Veltroni, Iacopo Ficai, Dami, Michele, Aroldi, Gianluca, Borrelli, Donato, Barbis, Alessandra, Baroni, Marco, Pastorini, Guia, Mugnuolo, Raffaele, Cremonese, Gabriele
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Detectors
Extraterrestrial measurements
Instruments
Mercury (planets)
NESR
Orbits
Signal to noise ratio
Space vehicles
spectrometer
VIS-NIR radiance
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Summary:We report about the measurement of the Noise-Equivalent Spectral Radiance (NESR) of the VIHI imaging spectromter aboard ESA's Bepi Colombo mission to Mercury. The knowledge of the NESR allows to determine the capability of an optical detector to measure faint signals. A description of the setup used to determine the NESR during the prelaunch calibration campaign is given. The processing of the data collected at various operative temperatures and integration times is described. The sensitivity study of the NESR has been performed at the expected detector's temperatures and integration times with the goal to determine the minimum spectral radiance at which VIHI is sensitive during the different observation phases of the mission. A simulation of the expected Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) of VIHI during the different orbital phases is provided.
ISSN:2575-7490
DOI:10.1109/MetroAeroSpace.2018.8453616