Calibration and testing of the Planck-LFI QM instrument

A. Mennella; B. Aja; E. Artal; M. Balasini; G. Baldan; P. Battaglia; T. Bernardino; M. Bersanelli; E. Blackhurst; L. Boschini; C. Burigana; R. C. Butler; B. Cappellini; F. Colombo; F. Cuttaia; O. D'Arcangelo; S. Donzelli; R. Davis; L. De La Fuente; F. Ferrari; L. Figini; S. Fogliani; C. Franceschet; E. Franceschi; T. Gaier; S. Galeotta; S. Garavaglia; A. Gregorio; M. Guerrini; R. Hoyland; N. Hughes; P. Jukkala; D. Kettle; M. Laaninen; P. M. Lapolla; D. Lawson; R. Leonardi; P. Leutenegger; G. Mari; P. Meinhold; M. Miccolis; D. Maino; M. Malaspina; N. Mandolesi; M. Maris; E. Martinez-Gonzalez; G. Morgante; L. Pagan; F. Pasian; P. Platania; M. Pecora; S. Pezzati; L. Popa; T. Poutanen; M. Pospieszalski; N. Roddis; M. Salmon; M. Sandri; R. Silvestri; A. Simonetto; C. Sozzi; L. Stringhetti; L. Terenzi; M. Tomasi; J. Tuovinen; L. Valenziano; J. Varis; F. Villa; A. Wilkinson; F. Winder; A. Zacchei

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6 July 2006 Calibration and testing of the Planck-LFI QM instrument

A. Mennella, B. Aja, E. Artal, M. Balasini, G. Baldan, P. Battaglia, T. Bernardino, M. Bersanelli, E. Blackhurst, L. Boschini, C. Burigana, R. C. Butler, B. Cappellini, F. Colombo, F. Cuttaia, O. D'Arcangelo, S. Donzelli, R. Davis, L. De La Fuente, F. Ferrari, L. Figini, S. Fogliani, C. Franceschet, E. Franceschi, T. Gaier, S. Galeotta, S. Garavaglia, A. Gregorio, M. Guerrini, R. Hoyland, N. Hughes, P. Jukkala, D. Kettle, M. Laaninen, P. M. Lapolla, D. Lawson, R. Leonardi, P. Leutenegger, G. Mari, P. Meinhold, M. Miccolis, D. Maino, M. Malaspina, N. Mandolesi, M. Maris, E. Martinez-Gonzalez, G. Morgante, L. Pagan, F. Pasian, P. Platania, M. Pecora, S. Pezzati, L. Popa, T. Poutanen, M. Pospieszalski, N. Roddis, M. Salmon, M. Sandri, R. Silvestri, A. Simonetto, C. Sozzi, L. Stringhetti, L. Terenzi, M. Tomasi, J. Tuovinen, L. Valenziano, J. Varis, F. Villa, A. Wilkinson, F. Winder, A. Zacchei

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Proceedings Volume 6265, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation I: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter; 62650G (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669408
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2006, Orlando, Florida , United States

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In this paper we present the test results of the qualification model (QM) of the LFI instrument, which is being developed as part of the ESA Planck satellite. In particular we discuss the calibration plan which has defined the main requirements of the radiometric tests and of the experimental setups. Then we describe how these requirements have been implemented in the custom-developed cryo-facilities and present the main results. We conclude with a discussion of the lessons learned for the testing of the LFI Flight Model (FM).

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A. Mennella, B. Aja, E. Artal, M. Balasini, G. Baldan, P. Battaglia, T. Bernardino, M. Bersanelli, E. Blackhurst, L. Boschini, C. Burigana, R. C. Butler, B. Cappellini, F. Colombo, F. Cuttaia, O. D'Arcangelo, S. Donzelli, R. Davis, L. De La Fuente, F. Ferrari, L. Figini, S. Fogliani, C. Franceschet, E. Franceschi, T. Gaier, S. Galeotta, S. Garavaglia, A. Gregorio, M. Guerrini, R. Hoyland, N. Hughes, P. Jukkala, D. Kettle, M. Laaninen, P. M. Lapolla, D. Lawson, R. Leonardi, P. Leutenegger, G. Mari, P. Meinhold, M. Miccolis, D. Maino, M. Malaspina, N. Mandolesi, M. Maris, E. Martinez-Gonzalez, G. Morgante, L. Pagan, F. Pasian, P. Platania, M. Pecora, S. Pezzati, L. Popa, T. Poutanen, M. Pospieszalski, N. Roddis, M. Salmon, M. Sandri, R. Silvestri, A. Simonetto, C. Sozzi, L. Stringhetti, L. Terenzi, M. Tomasi, J. Tuovinen, L. Valenziano, J. Varis, F. Villa, A. Wilkinson, F. Winder, and A. Zacchei "Calibration and testing of the Planck-LFI QM instrument", Proc. SPIE 6265, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation I: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter, 62650G (6 July 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669408

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