Catalog of Low Resolution Infrared Spectra: Field-Widened Interferometer Payload: Sergeant A30.276 - Launched 13 April 1983,

Abstract

A Sergeant Rocket instrumented with a cryogenically-cooled, Michelson IR Interferometer was launched 13 April 1983 from the Poker Flat, Alaska Reasearch Rane. The purpose of the flight was to measure IR emission spectra in the 2 - 7.5 micrometer region. The flight was extremely successful and provided first-resolved spectra of carbon monoxide (CO) near 4.7 micrometer and of ionized nitric oxide (NO+) near 4.3 micrometer. Further, the data from this flight provided the first high resolution spectra of atmospheric emitters as a function of altitude. These data include hydroxyl (OH) near 2.8 micrometer carbon dioxide (CO2) near 4.3 micrometer, and nitric oxide (NO) near 5.4 micrometer. This report catalogs the spectra obtained during the flight and presents it with low resultion. Keywords: Low Resolution, Atmsopheric Emission, Spectra, Infrared radiation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 26, 1985
Accession Number
ADA181164

Entities

People

  • A. J. Steed
  • C. R. Harris
  • R. H. Haycock
  • V. A. Thurgood

Organizations

  • Utah State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemistry
  • Data Processing
  • Data Reduction
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Dynamics
  • Emission Spectra
  • Ground Based
  • Infrared Spectra
  • Interferometers
  • Low Resolution
  • Micrometers
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Spectra
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Spectroscopy.