| Issue |
J. Phys. IV France
Volume 08, Number PR3, June 1998
Proceedings of the 3rd European Workshop on Low Temperature ElectronicsWOLTE 3 |
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| Page(s) | Pr3-181 - Pr3-184 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:1998339 | |
Proceedings of the 3rd European Workshop on Low Temperature Electronics
WOLTE 3
J. Phys. IV France 08 (1998) Pr3-181-Pr3-184
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1998339
1 Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California, U.S.A.
2 Consulting Physicist, Mountain View, California, U.S.A.
3 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, U.S.A.
4 Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.
5 Hughes/STX, Lanham, Maryland, U.S.A.
© EDP Sciences 1998
WOLTE 3
J. Phys. IV France 08 (1998) Pr3-181-Pr3-184
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1998339
Testing the GP-B telescope readout electronics on a flight quality telescope
S. Wang1, D.-H. Gwo1, K.A. Bower1, L.W. Huff1, R.K. Kirschman1, 2, J.A. Lipa1, M. Jhabvala3, S. Babu4 and N. Das51 Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California, U.S.A.
2 Consulting Physicist, Mountain View, California, U.S.A.
3 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, U.S.A.
4 Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.
5 Hughes/STX, Lanham, Maryland, U.S.A.
Abstract
Integrated photodiodes and silicon JFET preamps are used for the optical readout of the Gravity Probe B cryogenic star tracking telescope. The heated circuit assembly is mounted on a thermal isolator so that it can be heated to around 80 K while the telescope remains at its operating temperature of 2.8 K. We present test results of the readout with a flight quality telescope.
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