10 μm heterodyne spectroscopy at telescopes with 1m aperture

Autor: H. Rothermel, U. Schrey, H.U. Käufl, S. Drapatz
Rok vydání: 1986
Zdroj: Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 118:431-433
ISSN: 0074-1809
DOI: 10.1017/s0074180900151824
Popis: Heterodyne spectroscopy combines high instrumental transmission with virtually unlimited spectral resolution. For 250 K bodies like Mars and Venus resolution is limited to 107 (= 30 m/s) because of photon statistics whereas for solar measurements the cm/s velocity range, desirable for study of solar oscillations, is feasible. Since a single heterodyne receiver is conserving its etendu, smaller collecting area results in larger field of view. The signal remains unchanged as long as the source is large enough to fill the beam. For Mars, Venus and the Sun heterodyne observation with 1m aperture is competitive.
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