Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 37, Issue 10, 1012001(2017)

Design and Calibration of Weak-Light Single Star Simulator

Shangkuo Liu1,2、*, Xun Xue1, Kun Li1, Kun Cao1, Jianke Zhao1, Yan Zhou1, and Baoli Yao1
Author Affiliations
  • 1 Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, China
  • 2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    Block diagram of weak-light single star simulator
    Spectral radiance calibration of the light outlet of integrating sphere
    Spectral radiance of the light outlet of integrating sphere
    Magnitude simulation range of the weak-light single star simulator
    Measuring illuminance in the light outlet of collimator by KLL-04 wide-range illuminometer
    Star point image of high magnitude target imaging by detecting cameras
    • Table 1. Values of the 1st、2nd、4th-6th item in equation (21)

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      Table 1. Values of the 1st、2nd、4th-6th item in equation (21)

      Value of the 1st itemValue of the 2nd itemValue of the 4th itemValue of the 5th itemValue of the 6th item
      (5%)2(5%)2(0.2%)2(0.23%)2(0.15%)2
    • Table 2. Values of the 3rd item in equation (21)、simulated range and precision of magnitude

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      Table 2. Values of the 3rd item in equation (21)、simulated range and precision of magnitude

      Diameter of star point board /mm0.0050.010.030.050.10.51
      Value of the 3rd item in equation (21)(8%)2(4%)2(1.34%)2(0.8%)2(0.4%)2(0.08%)2(0.04%)2
      Magnitude simulation range /Mv4.3-19.52.8-17.80.2-15.2-1-14-2.2-12.8-5.7-9.3-7.2-7.8
      UM /%11.608.837.827.747.707.697.69
    • Table 3. Result of laboratory calibration

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      Table 3. Result of laboratory calibration

      Ample of photoelectric detector /(10-5 A)Simulated illuminance /(10-7 lx)Measured illuminance /(10-7 lx)Simulated magnitude /MvMeasured magnitude /MvAbsolute error /MvRelative error /%
      349049305400-5.67-5.77-0.101.76
      347048905350-5.66-5.76-0.101.77
      339047805230-5.64-5.74-0.101.77
      324045805010-5.59-5.69-0.101.79
      302042604690-5.52-5.62-0.101.81
      270038104200-5.40-5.50-0.101.85
      230032503570-5.22-5.32-0.101.92
      183025802830-4.97-5.07-0.102.01
      133018802070-4.63-4.73-0.102.16
      88912501390-4.19-4.30-0.112.63
      542764845-3.65-3.76-0.113.01
      301424470-3.01-3.12-0.113.65
      152215238-2.27-2.38-0.114.85
      68.696.8106-1.41-1.51-0.107.09
      26.537.441.1-0.37-0.48-0.11-
      8.1211.412.10.910.85-0.066.59
      3.374.764.621.861.900.042.15
    • Table 4. Result of astro-observation

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      Table 4. Result of astro-observation

      Camera nameLaboratory result /MvAstro-observation result /MvAbsolute error /MvRelative error /%
      Camera 16.56.380.121.9
      Camera 215.214.80.42.6
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    Shangkuo Liu, Xun Xue, Kun Li, Kun Cao, Jianke Zhao, Yan Zhou, Baoli Yao. Design and Calibration of Weak-Light Single Star Simulator[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2017, 37(10): 1012001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

    Received: Mar. 28, 2017

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 7, 2018

    The Author Email: Liu Shangkuo (liushangkuo@opt.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS201737.1012001

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