ELECTRONIC RAPID-SCANNING SPECTROMETER.

Abstract

An all-electronic scanning spectrometer system is described which scans the 0.6 to 1 micron spectral region at scanning rates of 10,200 and 1,020 scans/second with provision for automatic switching from the faster to the slower scanning rate. An image dissector photoelectron multiplier tube is used as the detector. The system is designed for operation in a KC-135 aircraft. A data recording and recovery system is included which enables recording of high-frequency data with readout at lower frequencies without loss of high-frequency information. A scan identification system identifies the relative data acquisition time for each scan. A system calibration is included. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 31, 1968
Accession Number
AD0687739

Entities

People

  • Allen J. Steed
  • Doran J. Baker
  • John C. Kemp

Organizations

  • Utah State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Automatic
  • Biometric Security
  • Calibration
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detectors
  • Frequency
  • Identification
  • Identification Systems
  • Photoelectrons
  • Recovery
  • Scanning
  • Spectrometers
  • Switching

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems