On-orbit Calibration of the Carruthers GCI: Instrument Effect Correction

arXiv:2606.21606 · astro-ph.IM, astro-ph.EP · Submitted 2026-06-19 · Read on arXiv

Alex Zhang, Heather Filippini, Lara Waldrop, Jason McPhate

astro-ph.IM, astro-ph.EP

Submitted: 2026-06-19

Comments: Preprint, under review by Space Science Reviews

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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