LYRA - a solar UV radiometer using diamond detectors
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LYRA, the Lyman-α radiometer, is a high–cadence (100 Hz) solar VUV radiometer which will measure disk–integrated irradiances in 4 wavelength channels. Special emphasis is given on novel detectors based on diamond which will be tested for the first time in space. Two kinds of detectors are employed: MSM– and PiN–type detectors. Their particular advantage compared to silicon detectors lies in their solar blindness with a UV/visible reduction ratio of at least four orders of magnitude, which simplifies the design of UV instruments.
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