On-Orbit Degradation of Solar Instruments

A. Benmoussa (1, 2) , S. Gissot (2) , U. Schühle (3) , G. del Zanna (4) , F. Auchère (5) , S. Mekaoui (6, 7) , A. R. Jones (8) , D. Walton (9) , C. J. Eyles (10, 11) , Gérard Thuillier (12) , D. Seaton (2) , I. E. Dammasch (2) , G. Cessateur (11) , Mustapha Meftah (12) , V. Andretta (13) , D. Berghmans (2) , D. Bewsher (14) , D. Bolsée (1, 15) , L. Bradley (9) , D. S. Brown (14) , P. C. Chamberlin (16) , S. Dewitte (6) , L. V. Didkovsky (17) , M. Dominique (2) , F. G. Eparvier (8) , Thomas Foujols (18) , D. Gillotay (15) , B. Giordanengo (2) , J. P. Halain (19) , R. A. Hock (20) , Abdanour Irbah (12) , C. Jeppesen (8) , D. L. Judge (19) , Matthieu Kretzschmar (21) , D. R. Mcmullin (22) , B. Nicula (1, 2) , W. Schmutz (23) , G. Ucker (8) , S. Wieman (17) , D. Woodraska (8) , T. N. Woods (8)

1 STCE - Solar-Terrestrial Centre of Excellence [Brussels]
2 ROB - Royal Observatory of Belgium = Observatoire Royal de Belgique
3 MPS - Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung = Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
4 DAMTP - Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
5 IAS - Institut d'astrophysique spatiale
6 IRM - Institut Royal Météorologique de Belgique [Bruxelles] - Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium
7 JRC - European Commission - Joint Research Centre [Ispra]
8 LASP - Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics [Boulder]
9 MSSL - Mullard Space Science Laboratory
10 GACE - Grupo de Astronomia y Ciencias del Espacio
11 RAL Space - Space Science and Technology Department [Didcot]
12 STRATO - LATMOS
13 OAC - INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte
14 Jeremiah Horrocks Institute for Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy [Preston]
15 BIRA-IASB - Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy / Institut d'Aéronomie Spatiale de Belgique
16 GSFC - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
17 USC - University of Southern California
18 LATMOS - Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales
19 CSL - Centre Spatial de Liège
20 AFRL - Air Force Research Laboratory
21 LPC2E - Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l'Environnement et de l'Espace
22 SSRC - Space Systems Research Corporation
23 PMOD/WRC - Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos/World Radiation Center

We present the lessons learned about the degradation observed in several space solar missions, based on contributions at the Workshop about On-Orbit Degradation of Solar and Space Weather Instruments that took place at the Solar Terrestrial Centre of Excellence (Royal Observatory of Belgium) in Brussels on 3 May 2012. The aim of this workshop was to open discussions related to the degradation observed in Sun-observing instruments exposed to the effects of the space environment. This article summarizes the various lessons learned and offers recommendations to reduce or correct expected degradation with the goal of increasing the useful lifespan of future and ongoing space missions.

Mots clés: degradation; solar instruments; space environment; calibration; con- tamination; solar mission

Mots clés: Solar mission; Contamination; Degradation; Solar instruments; Space environment; Calibration

Domaines: Instrumentation et méthodes pour l'astrophysique [astro-ph.IM]; Instrumentation et méthodes pour l'astrophysique [astro-ph.IM]

A. Benmoussa, S. Gissot, U. Schühle, G. del Zanna, F. Auchère, et al.. On-Orbit Degradation of Solar Instruments. Solar Physics, 2013, 288 (1), pp.389-434. ⟨10.1007/s11207-013-0290-z⟩. ⟨hal-00818285⟩