PICO: Portable Instrument for Capturing Occultations

被引：9

作者：

Lockhart, Matthew ^{[1
]}

Person, Michael J. ^{[1
]}

Elliot, J. L. ^{[1
,4
]}

Souza, Steven P. ^{[2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] MIT, Dept Earth Atmospher & Planetary Sci, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

[2] Williams Coll, Dept Astron, Williamstown, MA 01267 USA

[3] Williams Coll, Hopkins Observ, Williamstown, MA 01267 USA

[4] MIT, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

来源：

PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC | 2010年 / 122卷 / 896期

关键词：

STELLAR OCCULTATION; PLUTOS ATMOSPHERE; SYSTEM;

D O I：

10.1086/656445

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

We describe a portable imaging photometer for the observation of stellar occultation events by Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs) and other small bodies. The system is referred to as the Portable Instrument for Capturing Occultations (PICO). It is designed to be transportable to remote observing sites by a single observer. A GPS timing system is used to trigger exposures of a Finger Lakes Instrumentation ML261E-25 camera to facilitate the combination of observational results from multiple sites. The system weighs a total of 11 kg when packed into its single rigid 55.1 x 35.8 x 22.6 cm container, meeting current airline size and weight limits for carry-on baggage. Twelve such systems have been constructed. Nine systems were deployed for observation of a stellar occultation by Kuiper Belt object 55636 in 2009 October. During the same month, one system was used to record a stellar occultation by minor planet 762 Pulcova.

引用

页码：1207 / 1213

页数：7

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