Calibration of MAJIS (Moons And Jupiter Imaging Spectrometer): I. On-ground setup description and characterisation

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Main Authors: Vincendon, Mathieu, Guiot, Pierre, Lecomte, Benoît, Condamin, Mathieu, Poulet, François, Arondel, Antoine, Barbay, Julien, Carter, John, De Angelis, Simone, Dumesnil, Cydalise, Filacchione, Gianrico, Haffoud, Paolo, Hansotte, Jérémie, Langevin, Yves, Mayeur, Pierre-Louis, Piccioni, Giuseppe, Pilorget, Cédric, Quirico, Eric, Rodriguez, Sébastien
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author Vincendon, Mathieu
Guiot, Pierre
Lecomte, Benoît
Condamin, Mathieu
Poulet, François
Arondel, Antoine
Barbay, Julien
Carter, John
De Angelis, Simone
Dumesnil, Cydalise
Filacchione, Gianrico
Haffoud, Paolo
Hansotte, Jérémie
Langevin, Yves
Mayeur, Pierre-Louis
Piccioni, Giuseppe
Pilorget, Cédric
Quirico, Eric
Rodriguez, Sébastien
author_facet Vincendon, Mathieu
Guiot, Pierre
Lecomte, Benoît
Condamin, Mathieu
Poulet, François
Arondel, Antoine
Barbay, Julien
Carter, John
De Angelis, Simone
Dumesnil, Cydalise
Filacchione, Gianrico
Haffoud, Paolo
Hansotte, Jérémie
Langevin, Yves
Mayeur, Pierre-Louis
Piccioni, Giuseppe
Pilorget, Cédric
Quirico, Eric
Rodriguez, Sébastien
contents The visible and infrared Moon And Jupiter Imaging Spectrometer (MAJIS), aboard the JUpiter ICy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft, will characterize the composition of the surfaces and atmospheres of the Jupiter system. Prior to the launch, a campaign was carried out to obtain the measurements needed to calibrate the instrument. The aim was not only to produce data for the calculation of the radiometric, spectral, and spatial transfer functions, but also to evaluate MAJIS performance, such as signal-to-noise ratio and amount of straylight, under near-flight conditions. Here, we first describe the setup implemented to obtain these measurements, based on five optical channels. We notably emphasize the concepts used to mitigate thermal infrared emissions generated at ambient temperatures, since the MAJIS spectral range extends up to 5.6 $μ$m. Then, we characterize the performance of the setup by detailing the validation measurements obtained before the campaign. In particular, the radiometric, geometric, and spectral properties of the setup needed for the inversion of collected data and the calculation of the instrument's calibration functions are presented and discussed. Finally, we provide an overview of conducted measurements with MAJIS, and we discuss unforeseen events encountered during the on-ground calibration campaign.
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spellingShingle Calibration of MAJIS (Moons And Jupiter Imaging Spectrometer): I. On-ground setup description and characterisation
Vincendon, Mathieu
Guiot, Pierre
Lecomte, Benoît
Condamin, Mathieu
Poulet, François
Arondel, Antoine
Barbay, Julien
Carter, John
De Angelis, Simone
Dumesnil, Cydalise
Filacchione, Gianrico
Haffoud, Paolo
Hansotte, Jérémie
Langevin, Yves
Mayeur, Pierre-Louis
Piccioni, Giuseppe
Pilorget, Cédric
Quirico, Eric
Rodriguez, Sébastien
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
The visible and infrared Moon And Jupiter Imaging Spectrometer (MAJIS), aboard the JUpiter ICy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft, will characterize the composition of the surfaces and atmospheres of the Jupiter system. Prior to the launch, a campaign was carried out to obtain the measurements needed to calibrate the instrument. The aim was not only to produce data for the calculation of the radiometric, spectral, and spatial transfer functions, but also to evaluate MAJIS performance, such as signal-to-noise ratio and amount of straylight, under near-flight conditions. Here, we first describe the setup implemented to obtain these measurements, based on five optical channels. We notably emphasize the concepts used to mitigate thermal infrared emissions generated at ambient temperatures, since the MAJIS spectral range extends up to 5.6 $μ$m. Then, we characterize the performance of the setup by detailing the validation measurements obtained before the campaign. In particular, the radiometric, geometric, and spectral properties of the setup needed for the inversion of collected data and the calculation of the instrument's calibration functions are presented and discussed. Finally, we provide an overview of conducted measurements with MAJIS, and we discuss unforeseen events encountered during the on-ground calibration campaign.
title Calibration of MAJIS (Moons And Jupiter Imaging Spectrometer): I. On-ground setup description and characterisation
topic Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.15661