A software simulator for the SPICA Safari instrument

作者：Naylor D A^*; Hayton D J; Lindner J V; Sadeghi B

来源：Measurement Science and Technology, 2011, 22(6): 065902.

DOI：10.1088/0957-0233/22/6/065902

• imaging Fourier transform spectroscopy
• simulator
• instrumentation
• transition edge superconducting bolometer
• SAFARI
• SPICA

A software simulator that has been developed for the Safari instrument proposed for the SPace Infrared telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics (SPICA) mission is presented. The simulator can ingest a range of realistic input spectra and, following a thorough radiative transfer analysis, calculates the power reaching the detector as a function of the optical path difference within the interferometer. The simulator is modular in design so that it can be easily modified to ingest test data as they become available. The simulator will not only find use during the design phase of the Safari instrument, but also during ground performance verification campaigns of the flight model. Through validation of the simulator on ground test data, it will be possible to predict accurately the in-orbit performance of the Safari instrument.

• 出版日期2011-6