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26 December 2020 Characterization of Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope slitless spectrometer (grism)
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Abstract

We have published the optical design and early test results of the Roman Space Telescope grism spectrometer in previous SPIE proceedings. We report the follow-on activity of the spectral and radiometric calibrations, including the calibration methods, experiment designs, and test equipment calibration, such as the light source and detectors used in the test. The grism calibration includes the throughput versus wavelength, which is largely determined by the diffraction efficiency of the two diffractive surfaces. It also includes spectral resolution, point spread function, and relative radiometric measurements. The measured results are presented. The comparisons between the test data and the theoretical simulations are also presented. The tests and results presented are from the engineering test unit in ambient room temperature environment. The thermal/vacuum tests are planned to verify the results when the flight unit is ready.

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Qian Gong, Matthew Bergkoetter, Joshua Berrier, Victor J. Chambers, Margaret Dominguez, Wesley Fincher, John Hagopian, Catherine Marx, and Laurie Seide "Characterization of Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope slitless spectrometer (grism)," Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 6(4), 045008 (26 December 2020). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.6.4.045008
Received: 28 April 2020; Accepted: 9 December 2020; Published: 26 December 2020
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KEYWORDS
Point spread functions

Diffraction

Sensors

Spectroscopy

Space telescopes

Calibration

Spectral resolution

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