• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 45, Issue 5, 0528001 (2025)
Yi Ma1,2, Xiaohu Yang1,*, Yu Huang1, Zhanfeng Li1..., Yue Li1 and Yiming Wang1,2|Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 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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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS241736 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    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 Copy Citation Text show less
    Diagram of experimental setup for scaling the spectral irradiance of mercury lamps
    Fig. 1. Diagram of experimental setup for scaling the spectral irradiance of mercury lamps
    Irradiance values for each wavelength of mercury lamps
    Fig. 2. Irradiance values for each wavelength of mercury lamps
    Irradiance ratio values for each wavelength
    Fig. 3. Irradiance ratio values for each wavelength
    Flow chart of calibration scheme combining mercury lamp and tungsten lamp
    Fig. 4. Flow chart of calibration scheme combining mercury lamp and tungsten lamp
    Actually measured irradiance degradation results varying with time in visible band
    Fig. 5. 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
    Fig. 6. 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
    Fig. 7. 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
    Fig. 8. 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
    Fig. 9. Plot of ratio of measured values of tungsten lamp 1 to tungsten lamp 2 as a function of time
    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
    Table 1. Comparison of uncertainty distributions of calibration results of two methods
    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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