PLUS - PLANETARY ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETER - ASI/INAF 2018-16-HH.0 (DFM.AD005.280)

Thematic area

Physical sciences and technologies of matter

Project area

Structure responsible for the research project

Institute for photonics and nanotechnologies (IFN)

Project manager

MARIAGUGLIELMINA PELIZZO
Phone number: 0499819581
Email: pelizzo@dei.unipd.it

Abstract

Spectroscopic observations in the vacuum (VUV, 115-200 nm) and extreme ultraviolet (EUV, 40-115 nm) is of fundamental importance in solar physics, in the physics of interstellar medium, in the study of planetary exospheres. The project will be focused on the development of a high performance spectrograph for the observations of planetary exospheres in the 55-200 nm range. The instrument layout is based on a two channels (VUV/EUV) desing. It will be characterized by improved detection limit, shorter observations integration time and unprecedented performance in terms of dynamic range. Such characteristics will be obtained thanks to the development and combination of two key technologies: high efficiency optical components optimized for each channel and high resolution/dynamic range solar blind photon counting detector

Start date of activity

02/12/2019

Keywords

Space instrumentation, ultraviolet spectrograph, optical components

Last update: 18/04/2024