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Reproducing the UBV and cousins (RI) photometric systems with a Hamamatsu Ga-As photomultiplier

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

J. W. Menzies*
Affiliation:
South African Astronomical Observatory, P.O. Box 9, Observatory 7935 South Africa

Abstract

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The Hamamatsu R943-02 photomultiplier appears to be suitable for UBV(RI)c photometry. This paper discusses the tube's characteristics on the basis of one year's experience in the use of such a device on the 0.5m telescope at Sutherland.

Type
I. Telescopes and Instrumentation
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1986