QUASAR-QUAsi-Stationary Absolute Radiance Mission

Published

July 22, 2022

Author(s)

Eliad Peretz, Peter Plavchan, Piotr Pachowicz, Jamie Tayar, Gerard van Belle, Greg Aldering, Angelle Tanner, Justin Albert, Daniel Huber, Leonard Hanssen, Brian Alberding, Joseph P. Rice, Steven West, John Mather, Allison Youngblood, Tabetha Boyajian, Brian Stalder, Jonathan Gagne, Susana Deustua, Kayla Carmical, Andrew Lewis

Abstract

This paper describes the scientific and developmental aspects behind the QUAsi-Stationary Absolute Radiance (QUASAR) mission study. The scientific motivation on which the mission is built is established, including the absolute flux calibration of standard and exoplanet host stars, supernova cosmology, and interferometry. Fur- thermore, we present a science traceability matrix that determines the requirements for the mission through the scientific objectives. Additionally, we provide the mission configuration. This includes the spacecraft structure, its payload, and the component architecture. Finally, we describe how components within the payload provide efficiency and redundancy within the mission.

Proceedings Title

SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2022

Conference Dates

July 17-22, 2022

Conference Location

Montreal, CA

Conference Title

Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IX

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

Radiance, Absolute Flux, Calibration, CubeSat

Citation

Peretz, E. , Plavchan, P. , Pachowicz, P. , Tayar, J. , van Belle, G. , Aldering, G. , Tanner, A. , Albert, J. , Huber, D. , Hanssen, L. , Alberding, B. , Rice, J. , West, S. , Mather, J. , Youngblood, A. , Boyajian, T. , Stalder, B. , Gagne, J. , Deustua, S. , Carmical, K. and Lewis, A. (2022), QUASAR-QUAsi-Stationary Absolute Radiance Mission, SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2022, Montreal, CA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=935217 (Accessed January 2, 2025)