Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 45, Issue 5, 0528001(2025)

On‐Orbit Radiation Correction Method Based on Combined Mercury/Tungsten Lamps

Yi Ma1,2, Xiaohu Yang1、*, Yu Huang1, Zhanfeng Li1, Yue Li1, and Yiming Wang1,2
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  • 1Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, Jilin , China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    Diagram of experimental setup for scaling the spectral irradiance of mercury lamps
    Irradiance values for each wavelength of mercury lamps
    Irradiance ratio values for each wavelength
    Flow chart of calibration scheme combining mercury lamp and tungsten lamp
    Actually measured irradiance degradation results varying with time in visible band
    Plot of actual irradiance degradation over time in visible band obtained after correction with tungsten lamps only
    Plot of visible band irradiance degradation results varying with time using combined correction of mercury and tungsten lamps
    Plot of in-orbit tungsten lamp irradiance data over time
    Plot of ratio of measured values of tungsten lamp 1 to tungsten lamp 2 as a function of time
    • Table 1. Comparison of uncertainty distributions of calibration results of two methods

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      Table 1. Comparison of uncertainty distributions of calibration results of two methods

      Uncertainty250‒350 nm350‒400 nm400‒700 nm
      Tungsten lamp correctionMercury/tungsten lamp calibrationTungsten lamp correctionMercury/tungsten lamp calibrationTungsten lamp correctionMercury/tungsten lamp calibration
      Measurement uncertainty of tungsten lamp13111
      Measurement uncertainty for mercury lamp221
      Measurement uncertainty of solar irradiance0.2‒1.50.2‒1.50.2‒1.50.2‒1.50.2‒1.50.2‒1.5
      Synthetic standard uncertainty2.73.42.71.82.1
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    Yi Ma, Xiaohu Yang, Yu Huang, Zhanfeng Li, Yue Li, Yiming Wang. On‐Orbit Radiation Correction Method Based on Combined Mercury/Tungsten Lamps[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2025, 45(5): 0528001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Nov. 11, 2024

    Accepted: Jan. 16, 2025

    Published Online: Mar. 25, 2025

    The Author Email: Xiaohu Yang (yangxiaohu861106@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS241736

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS241736

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