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Satellite solar band calibration source target apparatus

US5302823A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Filing dateAug 31, 1992
Grant dateApr 12, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01J2001/0481
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is an off-axis collimator used to monitor the optoelectronic performance of a radiometer, which off-axis collimator is comprised of a single off-axis paraboloidal mirror, a broadband radiant energy source housed in an integrating sphere, detectors for monitoring the performance of the broadband radiant energy source, and a housing for the collimator.

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