Test of a remote sensing Michelson-interferometer for temperature Measurements in the Mesosphere on a REXUS Rocket
Deiml M, Song R, Fröhlich D, Rottland B, Wagner F, Liu J, Wroblowski O, Chen Q, Loosen F, Kaufmann M, Rongen H, Neubert T, Schneider H, Olschewski F, Knieling P, Mantel K, Solheim B, Shepherd G, Koppmann R, Riese M (2017)
Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution
Publication year: 2017
Publisher: Proceeding, 23. ESA Symposium on European ROCKET & BALLON programmes and related research, Visby
Event location: Visby, Sweden
Abstract
The experiment AtmoHIT, the Atmospheric Heterodyne Interferometer Test, is a precursor mission with the goal to verify a small satellite remote sensing instrument under space conditions. The satellite instrument is developed to measure temperatures in the Mesosphere/Lower-Thermosphere. Temperature measurements allow the characterization of gravity waves, which have an increasing importance in the modelling of the climate system representing one of the larger uncertanties in this field. The instrument consists of a highly miniturized and rigid Spatial Heterodyne Spectrometer (SHS), which measures the oxygen atmospheric band emission in the Mesosphere. The instrument resolves individual rotational lines whose intensities follow a Boltzmann law allowing for the derivation of temperature from the relative structure of these lines. This instrument ich characterized by its high throughput at a small form factor to perform scientific remote sensing measurements with a CubeSat. The AtmoHIT experiment is part of the Rocket Experiment for University Students campaign (REXUS 22), realised under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and the Swedish National Space Board (SNSB). This contribution focuses on the developed technologies, laboratory measurements and rocket campaign results.
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Involved external institutions
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Germany (DE)
Forschungszentrum Jülich / Research Centre Jülich (FZJ)
Germany (DE)
Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts (MPL) / Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Germany (DE)
York University
Canada (CA)
Germany (DE)
Forschungszentrum Jülich / Research Centre Jülich (FZJ)
Germany (DE)
Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts (MPL) / Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Germany (DE)
York University
Canada (CA)
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APA:
Deiml, M., Song, R., Fröhlich, D., Rottland, B., Wagner, F., Liu, J.,... Riese, M. (2017). Test of a remote sensing Michelson-interferometer for temperature Measurements in the Mesosphere on a REXUS Rocket. In Proceedings of the 23. ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Ballon Programmes and related Research. Visby, Sweden: Proceeding, 23. ESA Symposium on European ROCKET & BALLON programmes and related research, Visby.
MLA:
Deiml, Michael, et al. "Test of a remote sensing Michelson-interferometer for temperature Measurements in the Mesosphere on a REXUS Rocket." Proceedings of the 23. ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Ballon Programmes and related Research, Visby, Sweden Proceeding, 23. ESA Symposium on European ROCKET & BALLON programmes and related research, Visby, 2017.
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