@inproceedings{31197666a87f4b52b99f01b9e47a30ff,
title = "High-sensitivity far-ultraviolet imaging spectroscopy with the SPRITE Cubesat",
abstract = "The SPRITE cubesat is a recently selected NASA astrophysics mission designed to measure ionizing radiation escape from star-forming galaxies, and to map far-ultraviolet (1000-1750 {\AA}) emission from shocked regions in supernova remnants. The instrument leverages a number of new technologies identified for future large mission concepts, including the LUVOIR surveyor, to achieve the required performance. These include high broadband reflectivity mirror coatings and an ultra-low background photon counting microchannel plate detector with an anti-coincidence particle rejection system. SPRITE will serve as a flight testbed for these technologies, employing a robust calibration program as part of the principal science mission to advance the technology readiness level (TRL) to 7+ and provide heritage for future Explorer-class and larger missions. SPRITE is a 6U class cubesat funded through NASA ROSES with an anticipated launch date in 2022. The science data products will be archived on the Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST). This proceedings describes the instrument science program, optical design, preliminary performance projections, and project timeline.",
keywords = "astronomy, atmospheres, optical design, planets, satellites, ultraviolet spectroscopy",
author = "Fleming, {Brian T.} and Kevin France and Jack Williams and Stefan Ulrich and Jason Tumlinson and Stephan McCandliss and John O'Meara and Ravi Sankrit and Sanchayeeta Borthakur and Anne Jaskot and Michael Rutkowski and Manuel Quijada and John Hennessy and Oswald Siegmund",
note = "Funding Information: The authors would like to thank Nu-Tek Precision Optics, Oswald Siegmund, Horiba Jobin-Yvon, and the CUTE team for their helpful discussions during the design and proposal phase. This work is funded by NASA grant number 80NSSC19K0995 to the University of Colorado. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} COPYRIGHT SPIE. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.; UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXI 2019 ; Conference date: 11-08-2019 Through 13-08-2019",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1117/12.2529512",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Siegmund, {Oswald H.}",
booktitle = "UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXI",
}