NSF/AFOSR Astronomy: Imaging Studies of the Transient Atmospheres of Jupiter's Moons

NSF/AFOSR 天文学：木星卫星瞬变大气的成像研究

• 批准号: 0088340
• 负责人: Michael Mendillo
• 金额: $ 29.14万
• 依托单位: Trustees of Boston University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-09-15 至 2003-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0088340&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NSF; AFOSR; Astronomy; Imaging; Studies

Mendillo0088340AbstractThis research will use the Advanced Electro-Optical System (AEOS) of the Air Force with its operational adaptive optics to obtain high-resolution images of the potassium in the atmospheres of Io and Europa. This work will provide an analysis and observational verification for the sources and the sinks of potassium. The scattered light performance of the telescope system will be improved by using coronagraphic optics in addition to the adaptive optics. The adaptive optics will sharpen up the satellite images and an occulting disk will be used at the primary focal plane to reduce the bright image of the satellite surface to image the satellite atmosphere against the cold dark space background. The instrument will employ an innovative image slicer recently developed to detect gases in planetary atmospheres.***

Mendillo0088340摘要这项研究将使用美国空军的先进光电系统（AEOS）及其操作自适应光学系统来获得木卫一和木卫二大气中钾的高分辨率图像。 这项工作将为钾的源和汇提供分析和观测验证。 在自适应光学系统的基础上，采用日冕照相光学系统将改善望远镜系统的散射光性能。 自适应光学系统将使卫星图像更加清晰，在主焦平面上将使用一个遮光盘，以减少卫星表面的明亮图像，从而在寒冷黑暗的空间背景下对卫星大气层进行成像。 该仪器将采用最近开发的创新图像切片器，用于探测行星大气中的气体。