An innovative far UV telescope for space weather and solar variability studies (Conference Presentation)

Luc Damé; Mustapha Meftah; Nicolas Rouanet; Pierre Gilbert; Pierre Etcheto; Jacques Berthon

doi:10.1117/12.2312291

10 July 2018 An innovative far UV telescope for space weather and solar variability studies (Conference Presentation)

Luc Damé, Mustapha Meftah, Nicolas Rouanet, Pierre Gilbert, Pierre Etcheto, Jacques Berthon

Proceedings Volume 10699, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 106990I (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312291
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018, Austin, Texas, United States

Abstract

SUAVE (Solar Ultraviolet Advanced Variability Experiment) is a far UV imaging solar telescope (Lyman Alpha, 121.6 nm, Herzberg continuum, 200-220 nm, etc.) of novel design for ultimate thermal stability and long lasting performances. SUAVE is a 80 mm Ritchey-Chrétien off-axis telescope with SiC mirrors and no entrance window for long and uncompromised observations in the UV (no coatings of mirrors, flux limited to less than 2 solar constants on filters to avoid degradation), associated with an ultimate thermal control (no central obscuration resulting in limited thermal gradients and easier heat evacuation, focus control, stabilization). Design and anticipated performances will be detailed as well as the realization process under way. Tests on a representative breadboard will be performed in 2018 (CNES R&T). SUAVE is the main instrument of the SUITS/SWUSV (Solar Ultraviolet Influence on Troposphere/Stratosphere / Space Weather and Ultraviolet Solar Variability) microsatellite mission.

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Luc Damé, Mustapha Meftah, Nicolas Rouanet, Pierre Gilbert, Pierre Etcheto, and Jacques Berthon "An innovative far UV telescope for space weather and solar variability studies (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 10699, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 106990I (10 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312291

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Space telescopes

Ultraviolet radiation

Ultraviolet telescopes

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Aerospace engineering

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