SOLAR ULTRAVIOLET RESEARCH
Abstract
A rocket spectrograph (Instrument No. 12) was flown twice during the work period of the contract. In each case adverse rocket behavior prevented observations from being taken. Instrument No. 13, an echelle spectrograph, was completed only in the sense that a bread-board model was tested in visible light for resolution, echelle performance and scattered light properties. All optical components were ordered. A new type of rocket instrument, utilizing an interferometer and slitless optical make-up, was designed. No major basic laboratory research was performed. Some theoretical work on the effect of solar ultraviolet radiation on the earth's upper atmosphere was done. A solar ultraviolet atlas based on spectrograms obtained in 1957 was published and distributed to major observatories. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 31, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0278651
Entities
People
- William A. Rense