NASA NTRS · 19900033719
A far ultraviolet rocket-borne spectrograph
Abstract
A sensitive spectrograph for rocket observations of celestial objects in the 910-1250A band is described. The instrument incorporates a variety of new technologies that allow unprecedented sensitivity in this difficult, but scientifically rewarding, band. It includes a diamond-turned Wolter-Schwarzschild Type II telescope, a conventional Rowland Circle spectrograph, and resistive anode/microchannel plate detectors. It has been launched twice from Woomera, Australia where it performed observations of SN1987A and discovered a new feature in the diffuse UV background.
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Cash, Webster, Cook, Timothy, Chambellan, Clarke, Heyse, Donald, Hofmockel, David. 1989-01-01. A far ultraviolet rocket-borne spectrograph. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19900033719
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