Sandia National Laboratory 2-channel Radiometer

Status

Operated By
PI

The Sandia National Laboratory 2-channel radiometer uses two narrow-band (10 nm) filters in the red and near-IR at a sampling rate of many thousands per second. It measures the total radiative output of the SRC during entry in the 380-600 nm band and the 600-900 nm band and detect rapid fluctuations of light output from spacecraft rotation, instabilities in the shock layer, and ablation.

This instrument consists of two photometers, each equipped with a filter of choice: here a low-pass and high-pass cut-off filter. Each photometer measures the sky over a large ~15 degree field of view, at about 5 - 35 degree elevation.

Instrument Type
Photometer,
Radiometer
Measurements
Brightness Temperature
Aircraft
DC-8 - AFRC
Point(s) of Contact
Dick Spalding
(POC; PI)

 

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