L. Javier Romualdez,1,2,3 Steven J. Benton,4 Anthony M. Brown,3 Paul Clark,3 Christopher J. Damaren,1 Tim Eifler,5,6 Aurelien A. Fraisse,4 Mathew N. Galloway,2 John W. Hartley,2 Mathilde Jauzac,3 William C. Jones,4 Lun Lihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8896-911X,4 Thuy Vy T. Luu,4 Richard J. Massey,3 Jacqueline Mccleary,5 C. Barth Netterfield,2,7 Susan Redmondhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9618-4371,1,2 Jason D. Rhodes,5,8 Jürgen Schmoll,3 Sut-Ieng Tam3
1Univ. of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (Canada) 2Univ. of Toronto (Canada) 3Durham Univ. (United Kingdom) 4Princeton Univ. (United States) 5Jet Propulsion Lab. (United States) 6Steward Observatory (United States) 7Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (Canada) 8California Institute of Technology (United States)
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Balloon-borne astronomy is a unique tool that allows for a level of image stability and significantly reduced atmospheric interference without the often prohibitive cost and long development time-scale that are characteristic of space-borne facility-class instruments. The Super-pressure Balloon-borne Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) is a wide-field imager designed to provide 0.02" image stability over a 0.5 degree field-of-view for deep exposures within the visible-to-near-UV (300-900 um). As such, SuperBIT is a suitable platform for a wide range of balloon-borne observations, including solar and extrasolar planetary spectroscopy as well as resolved stellar populations and distant galaxies. We report on the overall payload design and instrumentation methodologies for SuperBIT as well as telescope and image stability results from two test flights. Prospects for the SuperBIT project are outlined with an emphasis on the development of a fully operational, three-month science flight from New Zealand in 2020.
L. Javier Romualdez,Steven J. Benton,Anthony M. Brown,Paul Clark,Christopher J. Damaren,Tim Eifler,Aurelien A. Fraisse,Mathew N. Galloway,John W. Hartley,Mathilde Jauzac,William C. Jones,Lun Li,Thuy Vy T. Luu,Richard J. Massey,Jacqueline Mccleary,C. Barth Netterfield,Susan Redmond,Jason D. Rhodes,Jürgen Schmoll, andSut-Ieng Tam
"Overview, design, and flight results from SuperBIT: a high-resolution, wide-field, visible-to-near-UV balloon-borne astronomical telescope", Proc. SPIE 10702, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII, 107020R (6 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2307754
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L. Javier Romualdez, Steven J. Benton, Anthony M. Brown, Paul Clark, Christopher J. Damaren, Tim Eifler, Aurelien A. Fraisse, Mathew N. Galloway, John W. Hartley, Mathilde Jauzac, William C. Jones, Lun Li, Thuy Vy T. Luu, Richard J. Massey, Jacqueline Mccleary, C. Barth Netterfield, Susan Redmond, Jason D. Rhodes, Jürgen Schmoll, Sut-Ieng Tam, "Overview, design, and flight results from SuperBIT: a high-resolution, wide-field, visible-to-near-UV balloon-borne astronomical telescope," Proc. SPIE 10702, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII, 107020R (6 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2307754