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The MEKASPEK project — a new step towards the utmost photometric accuracy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

K. H. Mantel
Affiliation:
Universitaets-Sternwarte Muenchen, Fed. Rep., Germany
H. Barwig
Affiliation:
Universitaets-Sternwarte Muenchen, Fed. Rep., Germany
S. Kiesewetter
Affiliation:
Universitaets-Sternwarte Muenchen, Fed. Rep., Germany

Abstract

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We present the design of a new 4 channel, fiberoptic spectrophotometer which allows to measure the object, two comparison stars and sky background simultaneously throughout the whole optical wavelength range with high efficiency. The overall spectral resolution of about 50 in combination with over-sampling allows to eliminate colour dependent extinction effects to a high degree and guarantees accurate transformations to other broad band photometric systems.

Type
Session 3 New Techniques
Copyright
Copyright © C.J. Butler and I. Elliottt 1993

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