加拿大ABB赢得了175万加元的合同，用于开发加拿大航天局（CSA）的扫描机制，这有可能有助于太空勘探。
宇宙学和天体物理学的太空红外望远镜（SPICA） - 信用：Jaxa/Isas
The ABB cryogenic scanning mirror mechanism would be part of the Space Infrared Telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics (SPICA) proposed mission. If selected, the space telescope would launch in 2032 to obtain a better understanding of the physics of star formation and black hole growth.
星系中心发出的大部分能量由尘埃吸收，只有远射光才能通过，这意味着Far-Er望远镜是分析此防尘窗帘后面发生的事情的最佳工具。ABB扫描机制的作用是使光谱仪的镜像能够在激光计量系统的帮助下精确地在Spica远红外仪器（Safari）内移动。
This movement would reveal more information on the energy distribution of the light and the underlying physical phenomenon occurring light years away from the earth. The SAFARI is one of the proposed SPICA mission’s two main science instruments behind the telescope.
The main challenges faced by ABB in the development of the mechanism are to ensure it can survive the vacuum of space, the launch vibrations, the -269 °C operating temperature, the compensation of micro vibration disturbances, all the while maintaining positional stability at a hundred thousandth of a millimeter.
“ABB Measurement & Analytics Business Line enables scientists around the world to perform through excellence in infrared spectroscopy. The company is a market leader in Fourier Transform Infrared technology in terms of innovation, reliability and performance,” said Marc-André Soucy, Director for the Space industry at ABB. “Building on more than 45 years of experience in Fourier spectrometers and optical instrumentation, we willingly take up the challenge and look forward to a successful collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency。”
The SPICA space mission has been proposed to the European Space Agency (ESA) Cosmic Vision Program, in collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
如果Spica Mission取得成功，这将不是ABB的工具首次进入太空。在其他项目中，ABB开发了主要工具，ACE-FTS，即加拿大科学卫星Scisat，帮助跟踪了太空中地球大气中的长期组成变化。亚博老虎机网登录NASA还在其最新一代的极性轨道天气卫星（JPSS）上具有ABB干涉仪，它的核心是通过提高天气预报的及时性和准确性，可在七天内挽救生命。ABB干涉仪还在船上飞行日本GOSAT 1和2卫星监测，以高准确的速度稳定地升高世界各地的温室气体和该地区对混合物的贡献最大的地区。
Source:https://new.abb.com