On-Orbit Performance of the ACS Solar Blind Channel
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چکیده
The ACS solar blind channel (SBC) is a photon-counting MAMA detector capable of producing two-dimensional imaging in the UV at wavelengths 1150– 1700 Å, with a field of view (FOV) of 31′′×35′′. We describe the on-orbit performance of the ACS/SBC from an analysis of data obtained from the service mission observatory verification (SMOV) programs. These data show that the detector is behaving nominally. Images of stars with the SBC reveal an aberration in the optics similar to that observed in the HRC at UV wavelengths.
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