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The DDO photon-counting spectrometer: a well-dressed Shectograph

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

S. W. Mochnacki ,
S. Chew ,
W. Kunowski ,
F. Hawker ,
K. Kamper ,
D. Blyth ,
L. Zerafa  and
A. Platzer
S. W. Mochnacki
Affiliation:
David Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto, Box 360, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 4Y6, Canada
S. Chew
Affiliation:
David Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto, Box 360, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 4Y6, Canada
W. Kunowski
Affiliation:
David Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto, Box 360, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 4Y6, Canada
F. Hawker
Affiliation:
David Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto, Box 360, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 4Y6, Canada
K. Kamper
Affiliation:
David Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto, Box 360, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 4Y6, Canada
D. Blyth
Affiliation:
David Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto, Box 360, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 4Y6, Canada
L. Zerafa
Affiliation:
David Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto, Box 360, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 4Y6, Canada
A. Platzer
Affiliation:
David Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto, Box 360, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 4Y6, Canada

Abstract

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We have built a Shectman-type photon-counting spectrometer based on the Latham-Geary “Z-Machine” design. The system is innovative in that the entire system rides on the telescope and communicates to the outside world via standard serial lines. Microprocessor architecture, memory controllers and new interconnect and packaging technologies have been employed. The system is portable and can be easily connected to almost any computer. It is suitable for calibrated spectrophotometry on a smaller telescope as well as for conventional spectroscopy.

Type
III. Spectroscopic Research Programmes
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 118: Instrumentation and Research Programmes for Small Telescopes , 1986 , pp. 461 - 462
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1986 

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