Submillimeter observations with the Kuiper Airborne Observatory

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Dec 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990liaco..29...21h&link_type=abstract

In ESA, From Ground-Based to Space-Borne Sub-mm Astronomy p 21-24 (SEE N91-21986 13-89)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astrography, Astronomical Spectroscopy, C-141 Aircraft, Infrared Astronomy, Kuiper Airborne Observatory, Mapping, Photometry, Submillimeter Waves, Airborne Equipment, Atomic Structure, High Altitude Tests, Line Spectra, Spectral Resolution

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Technical advances which have provided for increased sensitivity as well as progressively increasing spectral resolution in the Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) are discussed. Far infrared and submillimeter observations at wavelengths from 0.1 to 1 mm reveal a variety of spectral lines arising from atomic and ionic fine structure transitions or rotational transitions of molecules. Advances in photometry, mapping capabilities and polarization analyses aboard KAO are summarized. Ways in which these new capacities have resulted in new astronomical insight are discussed.

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