The Carruthers Geocoronal Imager is a dual narrow- and wide-field UV imaging system designed and lab-calibrated to measure exospheric Lyman-alpha radiance with sensitivity to meet mission goals on global and regional scales.
Apollo 16 Lyman alpha imagery of the hydrogen geocorona,
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Details on-orbit photon background removal algorithms for the Carruthers GCI and reports ~3% error in exospheric radiance from synthetic image validation.
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Design and Performance of the Carruthers Geocoronal Imager
The Carruthers Geocoronal Imager is a dual narrow- and wide-field UV imaging system designed and lab-calibrated to measure exospheric Lyman-alpha radiance with sensitivity to meet mission goals on global and regional scales.
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On-orbit Calibration of the Carruthers GCI: Photon Background Removal
Details on-orbit photon background removal algorithms for the Carruthers GCI and reports ~3% error in exospheric radiance from synthetic image validation.