#instrument calibration
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Compton Polarimeter Prototype for the CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) mission
Nicolas De Angelis, Andrea Alimenti, Riccardo Campana +41
The paper presents the design, construction, and laboratory testing of a flight‑representative Compton polarimeter prototype for the CubeSat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) mission, which…
Laboratory characterization of iLocater
Marcelo Tala Pinto, Marshall C. Johnson, Julia Brady +18
The paper describes laboratory tests of the iLocater near‑infrared, diffraction‑limited, fiber‑fed spectrograph for the Large Binocular Telescope, covering detector alignment, LED…
Global 21cm Measurement Calibration Methodology
Martin Bucher, Christian J. Kirkham, Eloy de Lera Acedo +2
The paper derives explicit calibration equations for global 21 cm signal experiments, reconciling earlier approaches with amplifier noise formalism and providing a Möbius‑geometry…
COS2035: Extending COS/FUV Operations Through the 2030s
Marc Rafelski, David Sahnow, Christian I. Johnson +29
The paper outlines the COS2035 plan to keep the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph far‑ultraviolet detector functional into the 2030s by introducing new calibration methods, a flexible li…
phoptic -- a Python package for reducing astronomical images
Zackery A. Irving, Noel Castro Segura, Diego Altamirano +6
phoptic is an open‑source Python package that provides a flexible photometry pipeline for reducing astronomical images, supporting multiple instruments and offering optimal photome…
Joint Estimation of Properties of the Lunar Subsurface and Galactic Foregrounds with LuSEE-Night
Fatima Yousuf, Zack Li, Stuart D. Bale +36
The paper presents a Bayesian method to simultaneously estimate the dielectric properties of the lunar subsurface at the LuSEE‑Night landing site and the parameters of the galactic…