Development of television tubes for the large space telescope.Princeton Observatory has been working for several years under NASA sponsorship to develop television type sensors to use in place of photographic film for space astronomy. This paper discusses the performance of an SEC-vidicon with a 25 mm x 25 mm active area, MgF2 window, and bi-alkali photocathode. Results from ground based use on the Coude spectrograph of the 200-inch Hale telescope are included. The intended use of this tube in an echelle spectrograph sounding rocket payload and on Stratoscope II for direct high resolution imagery is also discussed. The paper also discusses the Large Space Telescope image sensor requirements and the development of a larger television tube for this mission.
Document ID
19720038290
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Lowrance, J. L.
Zucchino, P. (Princeton University New Observatory, Princeton, N.J., United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1971
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Meeting Information
Meeting: Space applications of camera tubes; International Colloquium