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CORSAIR Calibrated Observations of Radiance Spectra in the Far-Infrared

CORSAIR Calibrated Observations of Radiance Spectra in the Far-Infrared. Marty Mlynczak NASA Langley Research Center. The CORSAIR Team. NASA Langley Marty Mlynczak, PI Sharon Graves, PM Richard Cageao Dave Johnson Nurul Abedin Dave Kratz Xu Liu ITT David Jordan

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CORSAIR Calibrated Observations of Radiance Spectra in the Far-Infrared

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  1. CORSAIRCalibrated Observations of Radiance Spectra in the Far-Infrared Marty Mlynczak NASA Langley Research Center

  2. The CORSAIR Team • NASA Langley • Marty Mlynczak, PI • Sharon Graves, PM • Richard Cageao • Dave Johnson • Nurul Abedin • Dave Kratz • Xu Liu • ITT • David Jordan • Raytheon Vision Systems • Jinxue Wang • Space Dynamics Laboratory • Gail Bingham • Harri Latvakoski • NIST • Simon Kaplan • JPL • Kevin Bowman

  3. Far-IR Sensors and Science at Langley Timeline of Projects • FIRST Instrument • IIP 2001 • INFLAME Instruments • IIP 2004 • NRC White Paper • Decadal Survey Call 2005 • CERES/AIRS • EOS recompetion, 2005 • FIDTAP • ATI 2006 • FORGE • Radiation Sciences Program 2006 • CORSAIR • IIP 2007

  4. CORSAIR -- Outline • Background on the Far-Infrared • Definitions and Science • The FIRST Project • Elements of the CORSAIR IIP Project • Detectors • Blackbody Radiance Standards • Broad Bandpass Beamsplitters • Some Thoughts on The Way Forward • Instrument Modeling • Calibration Demonstration Unit • Atmospheric Observations

  5. Earth’s Infrared Radiance Spectrum

  6. Compelling Science of the Far-Infrared Collins and Mlynczak, 2001 Mlynczak et al., 1998 Measurement of Cirrus Opt. Depth FIRST - Science Flights 6/2005; 9/2006 Demonstrated far-IR interferometer technologies Yang et al., 2003

  7. FIRST: Technology and Science First complete infrared spectrum of Earth FIRST Focal Plane Array Mlynczak et al., 2006 Effects of middle troposphere temperature Technology Development through IIP Partners: SDL; SAO Harries et al., 2008

  8. The CORSAIR Project

  9. CORSAIR - Overview • FIRST demonstrated: • High throughput FTS (0.47 cm2 sr) • Far-IR beamsplitter • Cryogenic Focal Plane Design • CLARREO Requires: • Far-IR detectors operating above liquid helium temperatures • Far-IR blackbodies traceable to SI standards • Broad bandpass beamsplitters (5 to 50 m) • CORSAIR IIP to demonstrate these technologies at TRL-6

  10. CORSAIR - Major Technology Elements • Passively Cooled Detectors (Raytheon Vision Systems) • Antenna Coupled Terahertz Devices • Potential for 100 to 1000 times more sensitive (D*) than pyroelectric • Substantial prior DARPA and Homeland Security investment • Detectors evaluated in Year 3 in FIRST @ Langley • SI Traceable Blackbodies in Far-IR (SDL; NIST) • Flight prototype blackbody w/ well-characterized emissivity • On-orbit, SI-traceable temperature measurement for blackbody • On-orbit emissivity monitor in far-IR • Broad Bandpass Beamsplitters (ITT) • Cover 5 to 50 m region in 1 beamsplitter • Potentially enables 1 instrument to cover CLARREO range

  11. Antenna-Coupled Technology • Far-IR Energy Couples to Antenna Optimized for Specific LW Band & Bandwidth • Antenna Passes Current to the Detector (Diode) • Detector Connects to ROIC through Conducting Leads • ROIC Reads Out Resistance for Each Pixel & Multiplexes Output • D* above 1e+10 cm sqrt(Hz)/W predicted LW Pixel with MicroAntenna Bowtie Antenna Antenna Captures LW Radiation Energy Coupled to Detector Connections to Readout Circuitry LW Power Flows from Antenna to Detector Detector Element

  12. Requirements and Project Milestones • Spectral Range: 15 to 50 m • Specific Detectivity: 1e + 10 cm sqrt(Hz)/W • Bandwidth: Greater than 3:1 • NEP: Less than 2e-11 W/sqrt(Hz) • Sampling Frequency: 2 kilohertz • Operating Temperature: 285 to 295 Kelvin • Dark Current Shot Noise: 4 picoamperes/sqrt(Hz) • Critical Design Review: March 2009 • Detector Lot 1 Fab. and Test: August 2009 TRL 4 • Detector Lot 2 Fab. and Test: September 2010 TRL 5 • Detectors Delivered to Langley: October 2010 • Testing in FIRST completed: August 2011 TRL 6

  13. CORSAIR Far-IR Blackbodies • No SI-traceable standards currently exist for Far-IR • SDL, NIST, and Langley will work to develop SI-traceable BB sources for the Far-IR • Approach • Install phase change cells on FIRST LW Calibration Source (LWIRCS) • NIST/SI certify LWIRCS in NIST LBIR facility • Develop CLARREO flight demo Far-IR blackbody • Include Far-IR emissivity monitor • Calibrate against LWIRCS • Flight demo Blackbody to be delivered to Langley • SI traceable temperature via phase change cells and calibration against LWIRCS • Emissivity monitoring to better than 3 parts in 10,000

  14. Far-Infrared Spectrum in Brightness Temperature

  15. Effects of Emissivity Error on Far-IR Calibration Emissivity must be known better than 3 parts in 10,000 0 = 0.9999

  16. Effects of Emissivity Error on Far-IR Calibration Emissivity must be known better than 3 parts in 10,000 0 = 0.9999

  17. FIRST LWIRCS LWIRCS to be calibrated at the NIST LBIR facility Will be SI-traceable radiance standard upon completion

  18. Project Requirements and Milestones • SI-traceable LWIRCS (0.1 K, 3-) • Design and build flight demo blackbody • Incorporate emissivity monitor to 3 parts in 10,000 • Spectral range of BB: 15 to 50 m minimum • LWIRCS calibration at NIST LBIR: April 2009 TRL 6 • (SI-traceable far-IR calibration standard) • Flight demo BB Design Review Dec. 2009 • Flight demo BB development: July 2010 TRL 5 • Flight demo BB testing and eval: July 2011 TRL 6 • Delivery of far-IR BB to Langley: August 2011 • (SI-traceable, PCM cells, emissivity monitor)

  19. CORSAIR Broad Bandpass Beamsplitters • CLARREO Requirement in Decadal Survey • Interferometer covering 5 to 50 m • Presents challenges in • Detectors • Optical coatings • Beamsplitters • CORSAIR will develop and demonstrate a single beamsplitter capable of passing the entire CLARREO range with minimal absorption and maximum efficiency

  20. Project Requirements and Milestones • Wavelength Range: 5 to 50 m • R-T Product: 4[R] [T] = 1.0, 5 to 50 m • Beamsplitter Design 3/2009 • Computer Model Development 6/2009 • Design Review 7/2009 • Fabricate first beamsplitter 9/2009 TRL 4 • Develop Test Setups 12/2009 • Fabricate Beamsplitters 4/2010 • Test Beamsplitters 8/2010 TRL 5 • Beamsplitters Thermal cycling 1/2011 • Comprehensive Test and Evaluation 6/2011 TRL 6 • Delivery of Beamsplitters to Langley 9/2011

  21. The Way Forward

  22. Model, Build, Measure. Repeat. • There is no equivalent atmospheric measurement heritage in the far-IR as there is in the mid-IR (e.g, S-HIS; NAST-I; AIRS, IASI, etc.) • Achieving Far-IR accuracy for CLARREO will require us to do the following in addition to developing component technologies: • 1. Develop detailed instrument model as part of instrument design process • 2. Build a “Calibration Demonstration Unit” to show SI-traceability of system and validity of instrument model • 3. Conduct “viable” atmospheric measurements and intercomparisons amongst various extant instruments • There are 4 Far-IR instruments worldwide: • FIRST TAFTS REFIR AERI-ER • Must continue to measure the far-IR spectrum and validate knowledge of calibration in all respects • Example: RHUBC/FORGE Campaign, Atacama Desert, Chile, in 2009

  23. RHUBC/FORGE Campaign Details • RHUBC-II/FORGE • 1 Aug - 31 Oct 2009 • Cerro Toco or Chajnantor Plateau, Chile. 5.1 km altitude (17,000 feet) • Minimum PWV: 0.1 mm (anticipated) • Key instrumentation: • Infrared FTS: FIRST, AERI-ER, REFIR-PAD, TAFTS(?) • Microwave Radiometers: MP-183, RS-92, MPL, GVR • RS-92 radiosondes

  24. CORSAIR Summary • The far-IR spectrum is a frontier in climate sensing • Substantial strides to date in achieving technologies required for routine, extended space-based far-IR observations • CORSAIR will develop and demonstrate several remaining technologies at TRL 6 (from TRL 3) • Antenna coupled detectors for Far-IR • SI Traceable Blackbodies for Far-IR • Broad bandpass beamsplitters • IIP’s need to be complemented with on-going measurements to develop “working knowledge” of far-IR hardware and calibration

  25. Public Service Announcements Appearing in Rev. Geophys. imminently: Harries, J., B. Carli, R. Rizzi, C. Serio, M. Mlynczak, L. Palchetti, T.Maestri, H. Brindley, and G. Masiello (2008), The Far-Infrared Earth, Rev.Geophys., 46, doi:10.1029/2007RG000233. Please see poster by Mark Muzilla et al. on some exciting new detector technology for the far-IR

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