Optical performance verification and calibration of the HST Advanced Camera for Surveys

George F. Hartig; Holland C. Ford; Joseph F. Sullivan; Renee Gracey; Eric H. Johnson; Frank Bartko; Mark Clampin

doi:10.1117/12.324533

28 August 1998 Optical performance verification and calibration of the HST Advanced Camera for Surveys

George F. Hartig, Holland C. Ford, Joseph F. Sullivan, Renee Gracey, Eric H. Johnson, Frank Bartko, Mark Clampin

Proceedings Volume 3356, Space Telescopes and Instruments V; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324533
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 1998, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

The advanced camera for surveys (ACS), scheduled for installation on the HST observatory in December 1999, is nearing completion at Ball Aerospace. This versatile camera, comprising 3 detector systems covering the wavelength range from the far UV through 1.1 micron, a large complement of filters, polarizers, prism and grism dispersers and a coronagraph, must be fully characterized before launch. We present plans for the instrument-level optical performance verification and calibration which will be performed later this year. Our intent is to perform a comprehensive characterization of the ACS to facilitate plans for its use aborad HST and to optimize the scientific usefulness of the immense data volume that ACS will provide. In order to comply with the aggressive delivery schedule and relatively restrictive budget, the calibration program will make use of much of the tools and apparatus developed at Ball for previous HST instruments and the data acquisition process will be improved, applying the lessons learned from those earlier programs.

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George F. Hartig, Holland C. Ford, Joseph F. Sullivan, Renee Gracey, Eric H. Johnson, Frank Bartko, and Mark Clampin "Optical performance verification and calibration of the HST Advanced Camera for Surveys", Proc. SPIE 3356, Space Telescopes and Instruments V, (28 August 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324533

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