FIREBall-2: advancing TRL while doing proof-of-concept astrophysics on a suborbital platform. (arXiv:1905.00433v1 [astro-ph.IM])
<a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Hamden_E/0/1/0/all/0/1">Erika T. Hamden</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Hoadley_K/0/1/0/all/0/1">Keri Hoadley</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Martin_D/0/1/0/all/0/1">D. Christopher Martin</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Schiminovich_D/0/1/0/all/0/1">David Schiminovich</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Milliard_B/0/1/0/all/0/1">Bruno Milliard</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Nikzad_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">Shouleh Nikzad</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Augustin_R/0/1/0/all/0/1">Ramona Augustin</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Balard_P/0/1/0/all/0/1">Philippe Balard</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Blanchard_P/0/1/0/all/0/1">Patrick Blanchard</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Bray_N/0/1/0/all/0/1">Nicolas Bray</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Crabill_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">Marty Crabill</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Evrard_J/0/1/0/all/0/1">Jean Evrard</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Gomes_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">Albert Gomes</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Grange_R/0/1/0/all/0/1">Robert Grange</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Gross_J/0/1/0/all/0/1">Julia Gross</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Jewell_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">April Jewell</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Kyne_G/0/1/0/all/0/1">Gillian Kyne</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Lemon_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">Michele Lemon</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Lingner_N/0/1/0/all/0/1">Nicole Lingner</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Matuszewski_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">Mateusz Matuszewski</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Melso_N/0/1/0/all/0/1">Nicole Melso</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Mirc_F/0/1/0/all/0/1">Frederi Mirc</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Montel_J/0/1/0/all/0/1">Johan Montel</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Ong_H/0/1/0/all/0/1">Hwei Ru Ong</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+OSullivan_D/0/1/0/all/0/1">Donal O'Sullivan</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Pascal_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">Sandrine Pascal</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Perot_E/0/1/0/all/0/1">Etienne Perot</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Picouet_V/0/1/0/all/0/1">Vincent Picouet</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Saccoccio_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">Muriel Saccoccio</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Smiley_B/0/1/0/all/0/1">Brian Smiley</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Soors_X/0/1/0/all/0/1">Xavier Soors</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Tapie_P/0/1/0/all/0/1">Pierre Tapie</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Vibert_D/0/1/0/all/0/1">Didier Vibert</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Zenone_I/0/1/0/all/0/1">Isabelle Zenone</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Zorilla_J/0/1/0/all/0/1">Jose Zorilla</a>
Here we discuss advances in UV technology over the last decade, with an
emphasis on photon counting, low noise, high efficiency detectors in
sub-orbital programs. We focus on the use of innovative UV detectors in a NASA
astrophysics balloon telescope, FIREBall-2, which successfully flew in the Fall
of 2018. The FIREBall-2 telescope is designed to make observations of distant
galaxies to understand more about how they evolve by looking for diffuse
hydrogen in the galactic halo. The payload utilizes a 1.0-meter class telescope
with an ultraviolet multi-object spectrograph and is a joint collaboration
between Caltech, JPL, LAM, CNES, Columbia, the University of Arizona, and NASA.
The improved detector technology that was tested on FIREBall-2 can be applied
to any UV mission. We discuss the results of the flight and detector
performance. We will also discuss the utility of sub-orbital platforms (both
balloon payloads and rockets) for testing new technologies and proof-of-concept
scientific ideas
Here we discuss advances in UV technology over the last decade, with an
emphasis on photon counting, low noise, high efficiency detectors in
sub-orbital programs. We focus on the use of innovative UV detectors in a NASA
astrophysics balloon telescope, FIREBall-2, which successfully flew in the Fall
of 2018. The FIREBall-2 telescope is designed to make observations of distant
galaxies to understand more about how they evolve by looking for diffuse
hydrogen in the galactic halo. The payload utilizes a 1.0-meter class telescope
with an ultraviolet multi-object spectrograph and is a joint collaboration
between Caltech, JPL, LAM, CNES, Columbia, the University of Arizona, and NASA.
The improved detector technology that was tested on FIREBall-2 can be applied
to any UV mission. We discuss the results of the flight and detector
performance. We will also discuss the utility of sub-orbital platforms (both
balloon payloads and rockets) for testing new technologies and proof-of-concept
scientific ideas
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