The optical performances of the Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer (UVCS) of the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) mission have been tested. A laboratory evaluation unit (LEU) of the spectrometer assembly (SPA) consisting of the structure equipped with breadboard models of the entrance slit assembly (ESA), a grating drive mechanism (GDM) mounting a toroidal grating for the Ly(alpha) channel and a multi-anode microchannel array (MAMA) detector has been integrated and aligned. Both tests with visible and UV radiation have been performed. Aberration and stray light measurements have shown satisfactory performances of the instrument almost in compliance with the scientific requirements. A LEU and a flight unit of the White Light Channel (WLC) have been integrated and aligned in a proper light-tight housing and in the flight spectrometer assembly respectively. Measurements of the polarimeter modulation curve and the relative error have shown performances within the specificated requirements.

Date Published: 13 September 1994
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 2209, Space Optics 1994: Earth Observation and Astronomy, (13 September 1994); doi: 10.1117/12.185268

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 2209:
Space Optics 1994: Earth Observation and Astronomy
Guy Cerutti-Maori; Philippe Roussel, Editor(s)