IRAS Explanatory Supplement
IV. In-Flight Tests
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Chapter IV Contents
- Detector and Focal Plane Performance
- Spectral Passband Verification
- Optical Performance
- Internal Reference Source Stability
Introduction
During the mission, a number of in-flight tests were conducted to verify or understand those aspects of the performance of the instrument which could not be estimated with sufficient accuracy before the flight. These tests are described in this chapter.Authors:
H. H. Aumann, T. N. Gautier, F. C. Gillett, P. Hacking. G. Neugebauer, F. Olnon, S. WheelockReferences
Campbell, M. P.; Harvey, P. M.; Hoffmann, W. F.; Elias, J. H.; Neugebauer, G.; Gezari, D. Y.; Westbrook, W. E.; Hudson, H. S.; Soifer, B. T.; Werner, M. W. Ap. J. 208, 396.Joyce, R. 1984, private communication.
Rieke, G. H., Lebofsky, M. and Low, F. J. 1984, AJ 90, 900.
Tokunaga A. 1984, A.J. 89, 172.
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