Session
Weekday Poster Session 3
Location
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Abstract
The Pandora mission introduces the Near-Infrared Detector Assembly (NIRDA) as an advancement in small satellite space-based infrared spectroscopy. This presentation emphasizes thermal stability, compact form factor, and ruggedized design. Developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), with support from NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), the NIRDA is designed as one of two detector assemblies on the Pandora mission. Pandora is a Pioneers class astrophysics mission that seeks to characterize exoplanets and the activity of their host stars. The following presents the testing results of the NIRDA engineering unit (EU) and a comparison with our finite element models. Key performance metrics are absolute temperature of the detector, sustained gradients at boundary conditions, and temperature stability.
Pandora Payload Near Infrared Detector Thermal Testing
Utah State University, Logan, UT
The Pandora mission introduces the Near-Infrared Detector Assembly (NIRDA) as an advancement in small satellite space-based infrared spectroscopy. This presentation emphasizes thermal stability, compact form factor, and ruggedized design. Developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), with support from NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), the NIRDA is designed as one of two detector assemblies on the Pandora mission. Pandora is a Pioneers class astrophysics mission that seeks to characterize exoplanets and the activity of their host stars. The following presents the testing results of the NIRDA engineering unit (EU) and a comparison with our finite element models. Key performance metrics are absolute temperature of the detector, sustained gradients at boundary conditions, and temperature stability.
