Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
Feb 1977
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977pasp...89..104b&link_type=abstract
Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Publications, vol. 89, Feb.-Mar. 1977, p. 104-111.
Physics
Optics
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Echelle Gratings, Spectral Resolution, Stellar Spectra, Telescopes, Variable Stars, X Ray Stars, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Broadband, Image Intensifiers, Stellar Spectrophotometry, X Ray Spectroscopy, X Ray Telescopes
Scientific paper
An echelle spectrograph is described which is specifically designed for use on a 52-in. f/7.6 telescope as an instrument optimally suited for studying spectra of the faint optical counterparts to X-ray stars at moderate spectral resolution. The spectrograph is also able to accomodate a two-dimensional photon-tagging panoramic image detector so that high-time-resolution studies of the spectra of variable stars can be carried out. The equations for echelle spectrographs are summarized, and some features of the present instrument are discussed. These include its prism cross-disperser, small elliptical flat mirror, and unusually high efficiency. An iron-argon calibration spectrum obtained by pressing the film against the output fiber optics of a three-stage electrostatically focused image intensifier, a spectrum of P Cygni taken by placing the film directly in the image plane of the spectrograph, and a photon-counted image of a small section of an echellogram produced during an observation of the Ring nebula in Lyra are provided to illustrate the performance of the instrument.
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