Publication Date:
2011-08-24
Description:
Spectralon, a commercially available diffuse reflectance material made from polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), is being evaluated for the multiangle imaging spectroradiometer (MISR), currently under development for the Earth Observing System. Results of a series of environmental exposure tests indicate that no degradation of the optical properties was apparent following proton bombardment, and stability through UV illumination was satisfactory, provided simple cleaning and handling procedures were implemented. A buildup of several thousand volts of static charge was found to develop while simulating a rare pass through an auroral storm.
Keywords:
INSTRUMENTATION AND PHOTOGRAPHY
Type:
Optical Engineering (ISSN 0091-3286); 32; 4; p. 805-814.
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