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Fabry-Perot interferometers with electronic determination of Doppler line widths.
1GCA Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts 01730, USA.
Applied Optics
|January 9, 2010
Summary
Accurate Doppler temperature measurements using scanning interferometers are possible. This method precisely compensates for spectral complexities and instrumental factors, simplifying data analysis.
Area of Science:
- Optics and Spectroscopy
- Astrophysical Instrumentation
Background:
- Fabry-Perot interferometers require precise plate reflectivity for accurate Doppler width measurements of emission lines.
- Complex spectral features like hyperfine or isotope structures can complicate data reduction.
Purpose of the Study:
- To demonstrate a method for direct Doppler temperature measurement using electronic analysis of scanning interferometer signals.
- To show that instrumental and spectral broadening effects can be precisely compensated.
Main Methods:
- Development of electronic signal analysis for scanning interferometers.
- Derivation of equations to compensate for various spectral and instrumental effects.
- Calculation of system performance under marginal conditions.
Main Results:
- Direct display of Doppler temperature measurements is achieved.
- Exact compensation for hyperfine structure, isotope structure, Lorentz broadening, plate nonflatness, and aperture size is demonstrated.
- High accuracy is shown even in marginal operating circumstances.
Conclusions:
- Electronic analysis of scanning interferometer signals offers a robust method for Doppler temperature determination.
- The developed system overcomes limitations of traditional Fabry-Perot analysis, simplifying complex spectral data.
- The system achieves high accuracy, making it suitable for precise spectroscopic measurements.
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