From 10 to 15 February, the HYADES mission team carried out the first experimental tests at the Solaris synchrotron, focusing on characterizing the transmission properties of the gas filter prototype—one of the most innovative components of the HYADES space telescope, currently being developed at Jagiellonian University.
The experiment utilized the Kraków-based synchrotron as a source of vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) light at approximately 10 eV, closely matching the spectral conditions the satellite will observe from space. The beamline was delivered through a newly established end station on the URANOS beamline, designed specifically to support the development of HYADES’s scientific instrument.
The multi-day testing campaign was a success. The team validated the instrumental setup and refined measurement techniques, marking a significant step toward enabling high-precision observations of hydrogen and deuterium in space. Further experiments with an enhanced version of the filter prototype are already planned for the near future.
The research was conducted under the long-term proposal No. 233053.
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- URANOS beamline with the HYADES UV port
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- Experiment preparation
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- Experiment preparation
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- Ongoing measurements and discussions
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- Experimental team
