Fast UV slitless spectrometer for meteor research

Joseph A. Nuth III; John L. Lowrance; George Renda; George R. Carruthers

doi:10.1117/12.364147

28 September 1999 Fast UV slitless spectrometer for meteor research

Joseph A. Nuth III, John L. Lowrance, George Renda, George R. Carruthers

Proceedings Volume 3818, Ultraviolet Atmospheric and Space Remote Sensing: Methods and Instrumentation II; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.364147
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1999, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

We have designed a wide-field, objective grating spectrograph based on a Schmidt optical system, similar to one flown in sounding rocket investigations by the Naval Research Laboratory. The instrument covers a field of view 10 degrees in diameter, has a spectral range of 130 - 300 nanometers, and utilizes a solar blind image intensifier tube coupled to a CCD array camera. The instrument could be flown as a Shuttle Hitchhiker payload, in a Spartan mission, or (eventually) as a Space Station attached payload. Another possible application of the instrument would be to observe any UV emission from lightning `sprites', which would be prominent if these extend to high enough altitudes to be above a significant portion of the ozone layer.

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Joseph A. Nuth III, John L. Lowrance, George Renda, and George R. Carruthers "Fast UV slitless spectrometer for meteor research", Proc. SPIE 3818, Ultraviolet Atmospheric and Space Remote Sensing: Methods and Instrumentation II, (28 September 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.364147

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