STARS: A software application for the EBEX autonomous daytime star cameras

Daniel Chapman, Joy Didier, Shaul Hanany, Seth Hillbrand, Michele Limon, Amber Miller, Britt Reichborn-Kjennerud, Greg Tucker, Yury Vinokurov

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10 Scopus citations

Abstract

The E and B Experiment (EBEX) is a balloon-borne telescope designed to probe polarization signals in the CMB resulting from primordial gravitational waves, gravitational lensing, and Galactic dust emission. EBEX completed an 11 day flight over Antarctica in January 2013 and data analysis is underway. EBEX employs two star cameras to achieve its real-time and post-flight pointing requirements. We wrote a software application called STARS to operate, command, and collect data from each of the star cameras, and to interface them with the main flight computer. We paid special attention to make the software robust against potential in-flight failures. We report on the implementation, testing, and successful in flight performance of STARS.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSoftware and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy III
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Print)9780819496201
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
EventSoftware and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy III - Montreal, QC, Canada
Duration: Jun 22 2014Jun 26 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9152
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Other

OtherSoftware and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy III
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal, QC
Period6/22/146/26/14

Keywords

  • CMB
  • ballooning
  • ight control systems
  • millimeter-wave telescopes
  • star trackers

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