MIPS_135a Evaluate AOT - SED

IOC-MIPS_135a     10750C          
Title:   MIPS Spectral Energy Distribution of a Circumstellar Region            
                 
Objective:   Evaluate skeleton AOT -- MIPS SED            
                 
Description:   Acquire normal SED observations of an available stellar remnant with 10" < spatial extent < 30".            
                 
    Can be the same as:   Verify pipeline -- SED        
                 
Place in Schedule:   After aperture door open            
    After CTA/instrument cool down and all other instrument testing is complete.            
    For 70 um performance, the backgrd radiance must be less than 1.0E-12 W/cm2/sr (< 12 K).            
    Location of MIPS SED aperture must be completed.            
    Can be concurrent with other AOT/instrument tests.            
                 
Required Conditions:   CTA and instrument at nominal operating temperature for the 70 um band (< 12 K).            
    PCS must be calibrated to give dead pointing to better than 5 arcseconds            
      with offsetting to < 1 arcsecond.          
                 
Resources:                
  duration (best estimate)         20 minutes    
  real time downlink (Y / N)         No    
  special post event actions (Y / N)         No    
                 
Outcome:                
  description         Fully calibrated MIPS SED data products in three bands, or    
            whatever is available from skeleton pipeline.    
  can proceed in parallel with other activity         No - dedicated observing    
  must outcome be confirmed before next event / test /activity         No    
  method of confirmation (sensor TLM, data analysis, etc.)         Data analysis    
  estimate of data turn around if required for confirmation         48 hrs    
                 
Unique or included in planned uplink or downlink/analysis tool           Standard pipeline system and standard data analysis tools required.    
            MIPS skeleton SED AOT required for uplink.    
                 
Contingency Plan:           Revisit pipeline and/or AOT design depending on the nature of failure.    
"What if..."                
                 
IOC Critical           Yes    
                 
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Template last updated:           6-Sep-99    
Template written by:           William B. Latter    
                 
                 

Last Updated on 10/7/99
By Marcia Rieke
Email: mrieke@as.arizona.edu