| A new special-purpose photosensor, designed to combine multiscan simplicity and low cost with CCD high linearity and with stability, should pave the way to a new generation of spacecraft Sun sensor devices with improved parameters.
The proposed linear photosensor (LPS) is designed to convert visual-range radiation to electric signals. It is to be used in a Sun sensor as an alternative to a CCD and is indispensable in missions requiring a long lifetime and high stability under exposure to external radiation. It can also be used in ordinary external conditions. |
