Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 1979 · 37 citations · 0 references
High ResolutionEngineeringSpectrochemical AnalysisSatellite InstrumentationOptical DiagnosticsInstrumental DetailsAstronomical Image AnalysisInfrared OpticInstrumentationObservational CosmologyPhotometryImaging SpectroscopyRadiation MeasurementRadiometryRadio TelescopeAstrophysicsAstronomical ObservationsNatural SciencesSpectroscopyInstrument ScienceFourier Spectrometer
The observational capability and instrumental details of a Fourier spectrometer intended for moderate to very high resolution (20 cm<sup>-1</sup> to 0.005 cm<sup>-1</sup>) observations of astronomical sources in the visible and infrared (700-2800 cm<sup>-1</sup> i.e., 0.36μm to l4μm) are described and a few initial spectra are shown to illustrate performance achieved to date. The instrument is unusual in that it can be maintained by a moderate level of non-specialist technical support and does not require the observer to be an instrumentalist familiar with the details of the spectrometer.