Initial performance of the High Speed PhotometerThe Hubble Space Telescope High Speed Photometer has four image dissector tubes, two with UV sensitive photocathodes, two sensitive to the near UV and to visual light, and a single red sensitive photomultiplier tube. The HSP is capable of photometric measurements from 1200 to 7500 A with time resolution of 11 microseconds and has no moving parts. An initial analysis of the on-orbit engineering performance of the HSP is presented with changes in operating procedures resulting from the primary mirror spherical aberration and experience gained during the verification period.
Document ID
19920062531
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Richards, Evan (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Percival, Jeff (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Nelson, Matt (Wisconsin, University Madison, United States)
Hatter, ED (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Fitch, John (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
White, Rick (Space Telescope Science Institute Baltimore, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1991
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation
Meeting Information
Meeting: Space Astronomical Telescopes and Instruments