A Calibration of the Naval Postgraduate School Middle Ultraviolet Spectrograph (MUSTANG)

Abstract

The Naval Postgraduate school's Middle Ultraviolet Spectrograph (MUSTANG) was designed to measure the spectrum of the Earth's airglow from 1800 A to 3400 A. The MUSTANG instrument was tested using standard techniques to determine the wavelength calibration, overall sensitivity, and detector linearity. The instrument was launched on a NASA sounding rocket on March 19, 1992, from White Sands Missile Range N.M. Post-flight tests indicate that the calibration did not change as a result of the rocket experiment. Spectrograph, Ultraviolet spectra, Airglow.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA257323

Entities

People

  • Bruce E. Chase

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calibration
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Ionization
  • Ionosphere
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Scattering
  • Sounding Rockets
  • Spectra
  • Standards
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Ultraviolet Spectra
  • United States

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  • STEM Education
  • Spectroscopy.