PHILTEC Sensors Perform on Satellites in Space
It’s not often we discover how well PHILTEC sensors perform for customers. The Euclid Satellite project is a good example of their sensors functioning with excellent results in cryogenic conditions on satellites in space.
A technical paper published in 2012, titled “Test results of high-precision large
cryogenic lens holders,” describes how PHILTEC’s high precision sensors work at 150°K to verify the distortion of lens holders to be <1 micron, well within the project requirements.
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REFERENCE
‘Test Results of High-Precision Large Cryogenic Lens Holders’, 2012, Proceedings of the SPIE Publication “Modern Technologies in Space- and Ground-based Telescopes and Instrumentation II”.
The complete description of PHILTEC sensor installation and calibrations at cryogenic temperatures are found in ‘Section 4 Metrology’.
This work verifies the accuracy of the Euclid Space Telescope Lenses. Euclid is a space telescope currently under development by the European Space Agency and the Euclid Consortium. Launch date scheduled for 2022.