Performance of the SPARCS UV camera and detectors
The Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS) is 6U CubeSat whose mission will be to observe low-mass stars in two ultraviolet (UV) bands. SPARCS will provide time-dependent spectral slope, intensity, and evolution of stellar radiation with the goal of understanding the short- and long-term variability of these targets. <br/> <br/> Here we summarize the performance of SPARCam, the science camera for SPARCS. SPARCam is a two-detector camera system allowing independent commanding of two delta-doped, UV CCD47-20 detectors, separately optimized for the SPARCS near UV (NUV) and far UV (FUV) bands. The manuscript includes an overview of the UV detectors optimization and performance as well as a brief description of the camera electronics. <br/> <br/> SPARCam was developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and delivered to Arizona State University in October 2023.
Authors
- Tahina Ramiaramanantsoa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8012-0840)
- Paul A. Scowen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9071-6744)
- Dawn Gregory
- Christophe Basset
- Daniel Jacobs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0917-2269)
- Nathan Bush
- Matthew A. Klein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4195-3118)
- Logan Jensen
- Matthew Kolopanis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2950-2974)
- Evgenya L. Shkolnik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7260-5821)
- Johnathan Gamaunt
- Robin E. Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0182-0601)
- Steve Monacos
- John Hennessy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0135-0219)
- Nathaniel Struebel
- Gillian Kyne
- Judd D. Bowman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8475-2036)
- April D. Jewell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8834-3769)
- Yuki Maruyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6094-4191)
- D. R. Ardila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2564-8116)
- Cristy Ladwig
- Todd Jones
- Shouleh Nikzad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1255-1018)
Institutions
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory (US)
- SpaceTech (United States) (US)
- Arizona State University (US)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018492
- Primary Topic
- Calibration and Measurement Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00