• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 41, Issue 5, 0512004 (2021)
Bing Han1、**, Guojun Li1、2、***, Zejun Hu2、*, and Yisheng Zhang3、****
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi′an, Shaanxi 710071, China
  • 2MNR Key Laboratory of Polar Science, Polar Research Institute of China, Shanghai 200136, China
  • 3Institute of Applied Meteorology, Beijing 100029, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS202141.0512004 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Bing Han, Guojun Li, Zejun Hu, Yisheng Zhang. Radiation Calibration of All-Sky Auroral Imager Based on Stellar Radiation Stability[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(5): 0512004 Copy Citation Text show less
    Distribution of stars. (a) All-sky image of YRS; (b) star map in Stellarium
    Fig. 1. Distribution of stars. (a) All-sky image of YRS; (b) star map in Stellarium
    Visual motion track of stars and diagram of calculating stellar coordinates. (a) 24 h visual motion track of Vega; (b) diagram of calculating stellar coordinate in all-sky image
    Fig. 2. Visual motion track of stars and diagram of calculating stellar coordinates. (a) 24 h visual motion track of Vega; (b) diagram of calculating stellar coordinate in all-sky image
    Stellar neighborhood
    Fig. 3. Stellar neighborhood
    Scatter plot of six stars data
    Fig. 4. Scatter plot of six stars data
    An event of DMSP F-16 satellite crossing all-sky field of view from 11:03:33 UT to 11:07:34 UT on December 2, 2005. (a) Trajectory of DMSP satellite projected onto all-sky images; (b) electron spectroscopy; (c) Keogram; (d) energy flux of precipitating electrons; (e) average energy of precipitating electrons; (f) auroral emission intensity
    Fig. 5. An event of DMSP F-16 satellite crossing all-sky field of view from 11:03:33 UT to 11:07:34 UT on December 2, 2005. (a) Trajectory of DMSP satellite projected onto all-sky images; (b) electron spectroscopy; (c) Keogram; (d) energy flux of precipitating electrons; (e) average energy of precipitating electrons; (f) auroral emission intensity
    An event of DMSP F-16 satellite crossing all-sky field of view from 10:49:50 UT to 10:52:20 UT on December 19, 2005. (a) Trajectory of DMSP satellite projected onto all-sky images; (b) electron spectroscopy; (c) Keogram; (d) energy flux of precipitating electrons; (e) average energy of precipitating electrons; (f) auroral emission intensity
    Fig. 6. An event of DMSP F-16 satellite crossing all-sky field of view from 10:49:50 UT to 10:52:20 UT on December 19, 2005. (a) Trajectory of DMSP satellite projected onto all-sky images; (b) electron spectroscopy; (c) Keogram; (d) energy flux of precipitating electrons; (e) average energy of precipitating electrons; (f) auroral emission intensity
    NumberStarDiurnal variation of zenith angle
    Minimum zenith angle /(°)Maximum zenith angle /(°)
    1Dubhe17.1939.35
    2Mirfak29.0551.20
    3Capella32.9255.07
    4Vega40.1462.29
    5Kochab4.7926.94
    6Mizar24.0246.17
    Table 1. Diurnal variation of zenith angle of stars in December 22, 2003
    YearStar
    DubheMirfakCapellaVegaKochabMizar
    20032488231670037124492093
    20052441134348292343152106
    Table 2. Number of star spots detected in 2003 and 2005
    ItemStar
    DubheMirfakCapellaVegaKochabMizar
    I-star /Rayleigh114.2120127.3730572.8550271.2808103.021079.1181
    N-star /count106.5359108.9025477.2203269.136591.705472.4376
    c /(Rayleigh·count-1)1.07211.16961.20041.00801.12341.0922
    Table 3. Average radiation intensity of each star in 2003 and average detector output signal value in 2005
    StarZenith angle /(°)Average radiation intensity /RayleighDifference /%
    MinimumMaximum20032005
    Mirach51.7152.8781.2781.21-0.07
    Almach42.6943.8088.2388.520.33
    Merak31.3732.5466.4669.564.67
    Elnath50.4350.69109.27115.655.83
    Alkaid45.6846.6472.3181.1512.22
    Table 4. Differences of stellar radiation intensity in 2003 and 2005
    Bing Han, Guojun Li, Zejun Hu, Yisheng Zhang. Radiation Calibration of All-Sky Auroral Imager Based on Stellar Radiation Stability[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(5): 0512004
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