2018/01/23 by C. Larchevêque, Larchevêque, C., L. Genolet +26 · 1 citation
Engineering · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Computer science #Disturbance (geology) #FOS: Physical sciences #Geology #Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) #Materials science #Mathematics #Mathematics education #Mechanism (biology) #Optics #Particle Detector Development and Performance #Physics #Quantum mechanics #Shutter #Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies #Superconducting Materials and Applications #Unit (ring theory) #astro-ph.IM
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1801.07496
published in arXiv (Cornell University) (Cornell University) · 17th European Space Mechanisms and Tribology Symposium, Proceedings of the conference held 20-22 September, 2017 in Hatfield (Hertfordshire), United Kingdom
arxiv created 2018/01/23 · openalex publication_date 2018/01/23 · arxiv updated 2018/01/24 · openalex created_date 2018/02/02 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Euclid is the second medium-size mission (M2) of the ESA Cosmic Vision Program, currently scheduled for a launch in 2020. The two instruments on-board Euclid, VIS (VISible imager) and NISP (Near Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer), will provide key measurements to investigate the nature of dark energy, advancing our knowledge on cosmology. We present in this contribution the development and manufacturing status of the VIS Read-out Shutter Unit, whose main function is to prevent direct light from falling onto the VIS CCDs during the read-out of the scientific exposures and to allow the dark-current/bias calibrations of the instrument.