Characterization of SIM on SIRCUS
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Characterization of SIM on SIRCUS
Capabilities of NIST SIRCUS for Calibrations of SSI Vis-IR Instruments Steve Brown National Institute of Standards & Technology Gaithersburg, MD [email protected]; 301.975.5167 Answer: Ask LASP folks In 2005/2006, SIRCUS measured a SIM brassboard slit scatter function & ESR responsivity with Erik Richard, Jerry Harder and Colleagues from Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), Boulder CO • Spectral Irradiance Monitor (SIM) on SORCE – SIM is a Fèry prism spectrometer; only one optical element is needed to disperse and focus the light onto four photodiode detectors and an electrical substitution radiometer (ESR). Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) Variations Workshop 2012 February 2 SIM Brassboard Slit Scatter Function Grey lines – ray trace model J. W. Harder, G. Thuillier, E. C Richard, et al., “The SORCE SIM Solar Spectrum Comparison with recent observations,” Solar Phys. 263, 3-24 (2010). Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) Variations Workshop 2012 February 3 ESR Efficiency Results Net result was that the radiometric response of the SIM instrument needs to be increased by a factor of 1.013 across the 258 nm to 1350 nm regime. J. W. Harder, G. Thuillier, E. C Richard, et al., “The SORCE SIM Solar Spectrum Comparison with recent observations,” Solar Phys. 263, 3-24 (2010). Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) Variations Workshop 2012 February 4 SSI Workshop 1, September 2006 Worthwhile repeating the measurements Solution: NIST loaned LASP an L-1 Stnds&Technol cryogenic radiometer and a Traveling SIRCUS system Contact: Dave Harber, LASP, [email protected] Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) Variations Workshop 2012 February 5 NIST SIRCUS Capabilities for SSI Measurements in the Reflected Solar Regime • Introduction to SIRCUS • What do we need the facility to do? – Available irradiance – Uncertainty requirements • Can SIRCUS achieve irradiance levels and uncertainties required for SSI climate change sensors? Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) Variations Workshop 2012 February 6 Facility for Spectral Irradiance and Radiance responsivity Calibrations using Uniform Sources • Develop broadly tunable laser systems to replace – Fixed frequency laser systems for scale derivations – Lamp-monochromator systems for detector calibrations NIST Radiant Flux (Power) Uncertainties — Extend the spectral region of low uncertainty; — Extend to irradiance and radiance responsivity Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) Variations Workshop 2012 February 7 Coupling Tunable Lasers with Cryogenic Radiometers Scale Derivations Historically QE measured at a few points and interpolated using a physical model developed at NIST 1.00 0.995 With SIRCUS, we can 1. directly measure and fit the quantum efficiency of Si trap detectors 2. extend the spectral coverage beyond the Si region 0.985 0.980 0.975 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 λ [nm] 1.00 0.995 0.990 EQE • Developed for the 405 nm to 920 nm spectral region • Uncertainties tend to be much larger outside this spectral region ηe 0.990 0.985 0.980 0.975 0.970 0.965 0.960 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Wavelength (nm) Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) Variations Workshop 2012 February 8 SIRCUS • Lasers determine the spectral coverage • Detectors determine the uncertainties ultimately achievable Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) Variations Workshop 2012 February 9 Does SIRCUS provide enough Irradiance? Optical Power: Lasers v. Lamp Monochromator Systems SIRCUS NIST Lamp-Monochromator Monochromator Output Flux (Power) [µW] 10 Argon Mini-Arc 420 nm 100 W Q uartz-Halogen Lamp 1270 nm 1 985 nm 600 nm 840 nm 0.1 1385 nm 0.01 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 Wavelength (nm) 1000 mW 1 µW SIRCUS: 106 times more power 2012 February Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) Variations Workshop 10 Does SIRCUS provide enough Irradiance? SIRCUS irradiance levels (in a 2 inch beam) compared with solar levels (in a 10 nm bandpass) E-490 (10 nm bp) v SIRCUS (5 cm diameter beam) 1.E+04 Irradiance /(W/m 2) 1.E+03 Linear Plot ETR ASTM E-490 vs. Wehrli WMO -2 Spectral Irradiance W*m *micron -1 2200 2000 1800 1600 1.E+02 1.E+01 1.E+00 1.E-01 1.E-02 1.E-03 1400 1200 1.E-04 200 1000 800 400 600 800 1000 1200 600 Wavelength /nm 400 200 0 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 Wavelength micrometers 2012 February Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) Variations Workshop 11 Can SIRCUS achieve the required uncertainty? How are the uncertainties validated? SSI Uncertainty Requirements for Climate Studies NPOESS SIM instrument: relative uncertainty of 0.01 % and a combined absolute Uncertainty of < 0.5 % from 200 nm to 2400 nm. Erik Richard, et al. TRUTHS Requirements for SSI: < 0.1 % (k=1) CLARREO: solar reflected radiation 0.3 % (k=2) SIRCUS Propagated Uncertainties (Si region) 0.075 % (k=2) Reference Detector Laser 2012 February V Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) Variations Workshop Distance Aperture Area Uniformity exit port (radiance) ref plane (irradiance) Detector Responsivity I-V Gain factor 12 Validating SIRCUS Uncertainties Development of Imaging Radiometers Howard Yoon, David Allan, & colleagues, NIST Gold-point Blackbody 2012 February Advanced Pyrometer 1 Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) Variations Workshop 13 Radiance Responsivity of the Absolute Pyrometer 1 (AP1) and Spectral Radiance from the Gold-Point Blackbody 10-4 10-4 1337.33 K -6 Spectral Radiance, L [ W/(cm2sr) nm ] Radiance Responsivity, SL [ A/W/(cm2sr) ] S ( A ) = ∫ LPlanck ( λ , T )R ( λ ) d λ 10 10-6 10-8 10-8 10-10 10-10 10-12 10-12 10-14 400 10-14 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Wavelength [ nm ] Howard Yoon, NIST Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) Variations Workshop 2012 February 14 Melting and Freezing Cycles of the Gold-point Blackbody 1370 1360 TAP1 [ K ] 1350 1340 1330 AP-1 Measurements 1320 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 Time [ min ] Howard Yoon, NIST 2012 February Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) Variations Workshop 15 Temperature Determination of a Gold-point Blackbody Source Radiometric 1337.33 K 1337.54 K -10 1.007x10 Photocurrent [ A ] 1.006x10-10 1.005x10-10 1.004x10-10 1.003x10-10 1.002x10-10 1.001x10-10 1.000x10-10 9.990x10-11 1337.1 1337.2 1337.3 1337.4 1337.5 1337.6 1337.7 0.15 % (k=2) in Radiance Resp. 120 mK T90 T Temperature [ K ] H. Yoon, NIST T90=International Temperature Scale of 1990 Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) Variations Workshop 2012 February 16 Conclusions • SIRCUS has both the flux levels and the uncertainties (from 210 nm to 1.6 µm) required to support characterization and calibration of Solar Spectral Irradiance sensors • Demonstrated success looking at a SIM Breadboard instrument at NIST and work currently underway at LASP Acknowledge: SIRCUS Personnel • Keith Lykke, Leader • SIRCUS Staff – Steve Brown, Ping Shaw, Allan Smith • Contributors – George Eppeldauer, Transfer Standard Detectors – Joe Rice & Jeanne Houston, Primary Optical Watt Radiometer (POWR) – Colleen Jenkins, Mike Lin, Technical Support Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) Variations Workshop 2012 February 17 Things Dave Harber has been up to at LASP with SIRCUS lasers and L-1 cryo radiometer • Previously: – Used the SIRCUS lasers to measure the flight TSIS SIM Fery prism transmission from 211-2400 nm • This is a measurement of the Fresnel reflection and Aluminum reflection losses in the Fery prism – Using the SIRCUS lasers and the Cryogenic Radiometer, we calibrated the TSIS SIM electrical substitution radiometer (ESR) from 211 nm to 2400 nm • Currently: – Using the SIRCUS lasers to calibrate the wavelength scale of the SIM flight instrument and to measure the instrument response function as a function of wavelength and pointing, from 211 nm to 2400 nm • Up Next: – Use the SIRCUS lasers and the Cryogenic Radiometer to calibrate the end-to-end radiometric sensitivity of SIM, from 211 nm to 2400 nm Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) Variations Workshop 2012 February 18