Classical Spectroscopy
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Tunable filters are set to revolutionize many aspects of experimental astrophysics, particularly for applications in observational cosmology. After a summary of the fundamentals of classical spectroscopy, we present a review of the current technologies on offer. For extragalactic studies, small-gap etalons are the preferred option in terms of cost, photometric performance and throughput (e.g. the TAURUS Tunable Filter; http://www.aao.gov.au/).
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Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9704142,
title = {Classical Spectroscopy},
author = {J. Bland-Hawthorn and G. N. Cecil},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9704142},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
28 pages; Latex; 7 encapsulated postscript figures. In Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics: Atoms and Molecules, vol. 29B, chapter 18, eds. F.B. Dunning and R.G. Hulet (Academic Press). Run latex twice for table of contents