A little tour across the wonderful realm of meteor radiometry

TL;DR

This paper discusses the development challenges of a high-dynamic-range, fast meteor radiometer designed for precise light curve observation, aiming to support meteor studies alongside video cameras from the FRIPON network.

Contribution

It details the design process and pitfalls of creating a specialized radiometer for meteor observation, contributing practical insights and a prototype for future meteor radiometry.

Findings

Identified key challenges in designing high-dynamic-range radiometers.

Developed a prototype radiometer with potential integration with existing meteor observation networks.

Provided a practical guide for future meteor radiometry instrumentation.

Abstract

This paper describes the path strewn with pitfalls encountered during the development of a large dynamic range and very fast radiometer designed to precisely observe the meteor light curves. A small series production of a finalized version of the current prototype should accompany some video cameras from the FRIPON network.