Journal article
Planck pre-launch status: The optical system
European Space Agency - ESA1
Niels Bohr Institute2
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory3
National Research Council of Italy4
University of Cambridge5
Mechanical Engineering, National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark6
Observatoire de Paris7
University of Manchester8
University of Paris-Sud - University of Paris XI9
European Space Astronomy Centre10
NUI Maynooth11
Astrophysics, National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark12
TICRA13
Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III14
Université Paris Cité15
University College London16
Université Paris-Sud17
National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark18
Cardiff University19
PhotoCore AG20
Thales Alenia Space21
Universitá degli Studi di Milano22
National Institute for Astrophysics23
Imperial College London24
...and 14 morePlanck is a scientific satellite that represents the next milestone in space-based research related to the cosmic microwave background, and in many other astrophysical fields. Planck was launched on 14 May of 2009 and is now operational. The uncertainty in the optical response of its detectors is a key factor allowing Planck to achieve its scientific objectives.
More than a decade of analysis and measurements have gone into achieving the required performances. In this paper, we describe the main aspects of the Planck optics that are relevant to science, and the estimated in-flight performance, based on the knowledge available at the time of launch. We also briefly describe the impact of the major systematic effects of optical origin, and the concept of in-flight optical calibration.
Detailed discussions of related areas are provided in accompanying papers.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | EDP Sciences |
Year: | 2010 |
Pages: | A2 |
ISSN: | 14320746 and 00046361 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1051/0004-6361/200912911 |
ORCIDs: | Nørgaard-Nielsen, Hans Ulrik , Jessen, Niels Christian , 0000-0003-4213-1300 and 0000-0002-8891-0273 |