Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 39, Issue 3, 0301001(2019)

Measurement System and Error Analysis of Mid-Infrared Atmospheric Background Radiation

Shuangyuan Chen1,2, Fangyu Xu1、*, Feixiang Wang3, Xiaowei Yuan1,2, Zhiyuan Luo1,2, Ji Chen4, and Yongfang Luo4
Author Affiliations
  • 1 Astronomical Opto-Electronic Laboratory, Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650216, China
  • 2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3 College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan 650504, China
  • 4 Yunnan KIRO-CH Photonics Co., Ltd., Kunming, Yunnan 650217, China
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    Figures & Tables(11)
    Structural design drawing of refrigeration module in telescope
    Time-domain distribution of samples
    (a) Ambient temperature data and (b) temperature difference measured at Huairou observatory
    Time sequences of atmospheric background radiation intensity in three astronomical observatories
    Time sequence of atmospheric background radiation intensity in Delingha observatory
    • Table 1. Parameters of mid-infrared detector

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      Table 1. Parameters of mid-infrared detector

      Detector typeWavelength range /μmPixel number /(pixel×pixel)Pixel size /(10-5 m)Cooling meansNoise equivalent temperature difference /℃
      HgCdTe3.7-4.8320×2563×105Stirling refrigeration0.01
    • Table 2. Characteristic parameters of common temperature blackbody

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      Table 2. Characteristic parameters of common temperature blackbody

      ParameterTemperature range /℃EmissivityTemperature stability /℃Temperature inhomogeneity /℃Temperature accuracy /℃Effective radiation area /cm2
      Value0-1250.97±0.02±0.003±0.01±0.008400
    • Table 3. Relative error resulting from temperature control precision of blackbody

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      Table 3. Relative error resulting from temperature control precision of blackbody

      Temperature /Integrated radiance /(10-6 W·cm-2·sr-1)Relative error /%
      -0.0089.9944-0.0330
      09.99770
      0.0081.00010.0330
    • Table 4. Data acquisition errors

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      Table 4. Data acquisition errors

      Environmental temperature /℃Target temperature /Error /%Environmental temperature /℃Target temperature /Error /%
      00.016300.0687
      50.032050.0304
      -25.0100.026015.0100.0114
      150.0311150.0073
      200.0378200.0073
      00.055800.0542
      50.051150.0508
      -10.0100.034921.0100.0192
      150.0366150.0368
      200.0231200.0075
      00.067200.0611
      50.061450.0586
      5.0100.019928.5100.0172
      150.0256150.0285
      200.0124200.0118
    • Table 5. Data processing errors

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      Table 5. Data processing errors

      No.Environmental temperature /℃Verification temperature /℃Verification value /(10-5 W·cm-2·sr-1)Measurement value /(10-5 W·cm-2·sr-1)Error /%
      1-40171.97871.93282.3754
      2-40182.05392.00422.4709
      3-40192.12412.07812.2134
      4-40212.27842.23222.0709
      52009.99780.99980.0008
      62081.37961.37700.1873
      720151.80111.79580.2987
    • Table 6. Estimation results of extrapolation errors

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      Table 6. Estimation results of extrapolation errors

      MeansCalibration temperature /℃Verification temperature /℃Verification value /(W·cm-2·sr-1)Measurement value /(W·cm-2·sr-1)Error /%
      10-20303.0440×10-53.0690×10-50.8154
      62.758.1801×10-58.2513×10-50.8631
      262.75-82.7582.751.3681×10-41.3810×10-40.9348
      09.9977×10-61.1237×10-512.397
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    Shuangyuan Chen, Fangyu Xu, Feixiang Wang, Xiaowei Yuan, Zhiyuan Luo, Ji Chen, Yongfang Luo. Measurement System and Error Analysis of Mid-Infrared Atmospheric Background Radiation[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2019, 39(3): 0301001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Atmospheric Optics and Oceanic Optics

    Received: Aug. 7, 2018

    Accepted: Oct. 10, 2018

    Published Online: May. 10, 2019

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    DOI:10.3788/AOS201939.0301001

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