Calibration of planetary brightness temperature spectra at near-millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths with a Fourier-transform spectrometer
1996; Optica Publishing Group; Volume: 35; Issue: 16 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1364/ao.35.002752
ISSN0003-6935
AutoresEugene Serabyn, Eric W. Weisstein,
Tópico(s)Planetary Science and Exploration
ResumoA medium-resolution Fourier-transform spectrometer for ground-based observation of astronomical sources at near-millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths is described. The steps involved in measuring and calibrating astronomical spectra are elaborated. The spectrometer is well suited to planetary spectroscopy, and initial measurements of the intrinsic brightness temperature spectra of Uranus and Neptune at wavelengths of 1.0 to 1.5 mm are presented.
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