We report on the status of modifications to an existing extreme ultraviolet (EUV) telescope/spectrograph sounding rocket payload for planetary observations in the 800 - 1200 angstrom wavelength band. The instrument is composed of an existing Wolter Type II grazing incidence telescope, a newly built 0.4-m normal incidence Rowland Circle spectrograph, and an open-structure resistive-anode microchannel plate detector. The modified payload has successfully completed three NASA sounding rocket flights within 1994 - 1995. Future flights are anticipated for additional studies of planetary and cometary atmospheres and intersteller absorption. A detailed description of the payload, along with the performance characteristics of the integrated instrument are presented. In addition, some preliminary flight results from the above three missions are also presented.
Extreme ultraviolet spectrograph sounding rocket payload: recent modifications for planetary observations in the EUV/FUV
EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy VI ; 1995 ; San Diego,CA,United States
Proc. SPIE ; 2518
1995-09-01
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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