Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jul 1977
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977apopt..16.1834b&link_type=abstract
Applied Optics, vol. 16, July 1977, p. 1834-1840.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Airborne Equipment, Computer Techniques, High Resolution, Infrared Spectroscopy, Michelson Interferometers, Telescopes, Calibrating, Data Management, Display Devices, H Ii Regions, H Lines, Infrared Astronomy, Minicomputers, Spectral Resolution
Scientific paper
A Michelson interferometer has been built for use with the 91-cm telescope on NASA's Gerard P. Kuiper Airborne Observatory primarily to measure IR line emission from H II regions. Operation is in the rapid scan mode, and the achievable resolution is 0.02/cm in the wavelength range from 10 to around 300 microns. A minicomputer is used to provide on-line spectrum displays and to control and monitor the instrument performance. The design and use of the instrument is discussed, and a comparison is made between the theoretical performance and that actually achieved on the first flights when measurements of line emission from the Orion nebula and from the atmosphere were made.
Anderegg Martin
Baluteau Jean-Paul
Beckman John E.
Bussoletti Ezio
Coron N.
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