SHIFTS: simulator for the Herschel imaging Fourier transform spectrometer

Lindner, John V.; Naylor, David; Swinyard, Bruce

doi:10.1117/12.670379

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“…We have developed a simulator for the proposed Safari instrument on the SPICA mission. The simulator extends earlier work by Lindner et al [16], which was used successfully to model the SPIRE instrument [6]. The Safari simulator improves on the SPIRE simulator by incorporating a wavelength-dependent FOV, self-emission from all optical components, and by allowing the comparison of the performances of different detector and readout technologies.…”

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“…The Safari instrument simulator is based on its precursor SHIFTS, the simulator for the Herschel imaging Fourier transform spectrometer (SPIRE) developed by our group [5], which has been successfully used to predict the performance of the SPIRE instrument [6]. The Safari simulator has been designed to be modular in nature and all modules are referenced to the same time and spectral grids.…”

Section: Simulator Architecturementioning

confidence: 99%

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A software simulator for the SPICA Safari instrument

Naylor¹,

Hayton²,

Lindner³

et al. 2011

Meas. Sci. Technol.

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A software simulator that has been developed for the Safari instrument proposed for the SPace Infrared telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics (SPICA) mission is presented. The simulator can ingest a range of realistic input spectra and, following a thorough radiative transfer analysis, calculates the power reaching the detector as a function of the optical path difference within the interferometer. The simulator is modular in design so that it can be easily modified to ingest test data as they become available. The simulator will not only find use during the design phase of the Safari instrument, but also during ground performance verification campaigns of the flight model. Through validation of the simulator on ground test data, it will be possible to predict accurately the in-orbit performance of the Safari instrument.

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Section: Simulator Architecturementioning

confidence: 99%

A software simulator for the SPICA Safari instrument

Naylor¹,

Hayton²,

Lindner³

et al. 2011

Meas. Sci. Technol.

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“…The standard data processing pipeline for the photometer, is described by Griffin et al 25 and that for the spectrometer by Fulton et al 24 . Software simulators 31,32 have been developed to model the behaviour of the photometer and FTS and produce realistic data streams that will allow instrument operating modes to be optimised and data reduction software to be evaluated.…”

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Herschel-SPIRE: design, ground test results, and predicted performance

Griffin¹,

Swinyard²,

Vigroux³

et al. 2008

Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter

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SPIRE, the Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver, is a submillimetre camera and spectrometer for Herschel. It comprises a three-band camera operating at 250, 350 and 500 μm, and an imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer covering 194-672 μm. The photometer field of view is 4x8 arcmin., viewed simultaneously in the three bands. The FTS has an approximately circular field of view of 2.6 arcmin. diameter and spectral resolution adjustable between 0.04 and 2 cm -1 (λ/Δλ =20-1000 at 250 μm). Following successful testing in a dedicated facility designed to simulate the in-flight operational conditions, SPIRE has been integrated in the Herschel spacecraft and is now undergoing system-level testing prior to launch. The main design features of SPIRE are reviewed, the key results of instrument testing are outlined, and a summary of the predicted in-flight performance is given.

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“…The SAFARI instrument simulator is based on its precursor SHIFTS, the Simulator for the Herschel Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (SPIRE) developed at the University of Lethbridge (Lindner et al, 2006), which has been successfully used to predict the performance of SPIRE. The SAFARI simulator builds upon the SHIFTS concept, being modular in nature and utilizes universal time and spectral grids.…”

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Development of the SAFARI Instrument Simulator

Sadeghi

Naylor

Hayton

2009

SPICA Joint European/Japanese Workshop

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Three instruments have been proposed for the JAXA-ESA Space Infrared Telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics (SPICA) Mission: a mid-infrared coronagraph, a mid-infrared camera and spectrometer, and a far-infrared imaging spectrometer (SAFARI). An overview of the SA-FARI instrument simulator currently being developed is presented.The simulator will not only find use during the design phase of the instrument, but also during the evaluation of the performance of the flight model during the ground test campaigns. Through validation of the simulator by using ground test data, it will be possible to predict reliably the in-orbit performance of SAFARI. Specifically, the simulator will be used to investigate the scientific capabilities of the instrument at three resolving powers (λ/Δλ = 3, 100, 2000) over the wavelength range 30-210 μm, nominally separated into three sub-bands (Swinyard & Nakagawa, 2008).

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SHIFTS: simulator for the Herschel imaging Fourier transform spectrometer

Cited by 3 publications

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A software simulator for the SPICA Safari instrument

A software simulator for the SPICA Safari instrument

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