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Paper Abstract
The Euclid mission objective is to understand why the expansion of the Universe is accelerating by mapping the geometry of the dark Universe by
investigating the distance-redshift relationship and tracing the evolution of cosmic structures. The Euclid project is part of ESA's Cosmic Vision
program with its launch planned for 2020.
The NISP (Near Infrared Spectro-Photometer) is one of the two Euclid instruments and is operating in the near-IR spectral region (0.9-2μm) as a
photometer and spectrometer. The instrument is composed of:
- a cold (135K) optomechanical subsystem consisting of a SiC structure, an optical assembly (corrector and camera lens), a filter wheel mechanism, a
grism wheel mechanism, a calibration unit and a thermal control system
- a detection subsystem based on a mosaic of 16 Teledyne HAWAII2RG cooled to 95K with their front-end readout electronic cooled to 140K,
integrated on a mechanical focal plane structure made with Molybdenum and Aluminum. The detection subsystem is mounted on the optomechanical
subsystem structure
- a warm electronic subsystem (280K) composed of a data processing / detector control unit and of an instrument control unit that interfaces with the
spacecraft via a 1553 bus for command and control and via Spacewire links for science data
This presentation describes the architecture of the instrument at the end of the phase B (Preliminary Design Review), the expected performance, the
technological key challenges and preliminary test results obtained on a detection system demonstration model.
Paper Details
Date Published: 2 August 2014
PDF: 14 pages
Proc. SPIE 9143, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 91430K (2 August 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2056702
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9143:
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave
Jacobus M. Oschmann Jr.; Mark Clampin; Giovanni G. Fazio; Howard A. MacEwen, Editor(s)
PDF: 14 pages
Proc. SPIE 9143, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 91430K (2 August 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2056702
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Thierry Maciaszek, Ctr. National d'Études Spatiales (France)
Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Anne Ealet, Ctr. de Physique des Particules de Marseille (France)
Knud Jahnke, Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie (Germany)
Eric Prieto, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Rémi Barbier, Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (France)
Yannick Mellier, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (France)
Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (France)
Anne Costille, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Franck Ducret, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Christophe Fabron, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Jean-Luc Gimenez, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Robert Grange, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Laurent Martin, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Christelle Rossin, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Tony Pamplona, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Pascal Vola, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Jean Claude Clémens, Ctr. de Physique des Particules de Marseille (France)
Gérard Smadja, Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (France)
Jérome Amiaux, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (France)
Jean Christophe Barrière, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (France)
Michel Berthe, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (France)
Adriano De Rosa, INAF - IASF Bologna (Italy)
Enrico Franceschi, INAF - IASF Bologna (Italy)
Gianluca Morgante, INAF - IASF Bologna (Italy)
Massimo Trifoglio, INAF - IASF Bologna (Italy)
Luca Valenziano, INAF - IASF Bologna (Italy)
Carlotta Bonoli, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova (Italy)
Favio Bortoletto, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova (Italy)
Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Anne Ealet, Ctr. de Physique des Particules de Marseille (France)
Knud Jahnke, Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie (Germany)
Eric Prieto, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Rémi Barbier, Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (France)
Yannick Mellier, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (France)
Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (France)
Anne Costille, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Franck Ducret, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Christophe Fabron, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Jean-Luc Gimenez, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Robert Grange, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Laurent Martin, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Christelle Rossin, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Tony Pamplona, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Pascal Vola, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille-Provence (France)
Jean Claude Clémens, Ctr. de Physique des Particules de Marseille (France)
Gérard Smadja, Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (France)
Jérome Amiaux, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (France)
Jean Christophe Barrière, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (France)
Michel Berthe, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (France)
Adriano De Rosa, INAF - IASF Bologna (Italy)
Enrico Franceschi, INAF - IASF Bologna (Italy)
Gianluca Morgante, INAF - IASF Bologna (Italy)
Massimo Trifoglio, INAF - IASF Bologna (Italy)
Luca Valenziano, INAF - IASF Bologna (Italy)
Carlotta Bonoli, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova (Italy)
Favio Bortoletto, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova (Italy)
Maurizio D'Alessandro, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova (Italy)
Leonardo Corcione, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino (Italy)
Sebastiano Ligori, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino (Italy)
Bianca Garilli, INAF - IASF Milano (Italy)
Marco Riva, INAF - IASF Milano (Italy)
Frank Grupp, Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (Germany)
Carolin Vogel, Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (Germany)
Felix Hormuth, Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie (Germany)
Gregor Seidel, Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie (Germany)
Stefanie Wachter, Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie (Germany)
Jose Javier Diaz, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Spain)
Ferran Grañena, Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (Spain)
Cristobal Padilla, Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (Spain)
Rafael Toledo, Univ. Politécnica de Cartagena (Spain)
Per B. Lilje, Univ. of Oslo (Norway)
Bjarte G. B. Solheim, CMR Prototech (Norway)
Corinne Toulouse-Aastrup, SSC (Denmark)
Michael Andersen, Technical Univ. of Denmark (Denmark)
Warren Holmes, NASA (United States)
Ulf Israelsson, NASA (United States)
Michael Seiffert, NASA (United States)
Carissa Weber, NASA (United States)
Augustyn Waczynski, NASA (United States)
René J. Laureijs, European Space Research and Technology Ctr. (Netherlands)
Giuseppe Racca, European Space Research and Technology Ctr. (Netherlands)
Jean-Christophe Salvignol, European Space Research and Technology Ctr. (Netherlands)
Paolo Strada, European Space Research and Technology Ctr. (Netherlands)
Leonardo Corcione, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino (Italy)
Sebastiano Ligori, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino (Italy)
Bianca Garilli, INAF - IASF Milano (Italy)
Marco Riva, INAF - IASF Milano (Italy)
Frank Grupp, Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (Germany)
Carolin Vogel, Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (Germany)
Felix Hormuth, Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie (Germany)
Gregor Seidel, Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie (Germany)
Stefanie Wachter, Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie (Germany)
Jose Javier Diaz, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Spain)
Ferran Grañena, Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (Spain)
Cristobal Padilla, Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (Spain)
Rafael Toledo, Univ. Politécnica de Cartagena (Spain)
Per B. Lilje, Univ. of Oslo (Norway)
Bjarte G. B. Solheim, CMR Prototech (Norway)
Corinne Toulouse-Aastrup, SSC (Denmark)
Michael Andersen, Technical Univ. of Denmark (Denmark)
Warren Holmes, NASA (United States)
Ulf Israelsson, NASA (United States)
Michael Seiffert, NASA (United States)
Carissa Weber, NASA (United States)
Augustyn Waczynski, NASA (United States)
René J. Laureijs, European Space Research and Technology Ctr. (Netherlands)
Giuseppe Racca, European Space Research and Technology Ctr. (Netherlands)
Jean-Christophe Salvignol, European Space Research and Technology Ctr. (Netherlands)
Paolo Strada, European Space Research and Technology Ctr. (Netherlands)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9143:
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave
Jacobus M. Oschmann Jr.; Mark Clampin; Giovanni G. Fazio; Howard A. MacEwen, Editor(s)
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