Design and mathematical modelling of the space-borne far-infrared Fourier transform spectrometer for REFIR experiment

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 367-377

  Palchetti, L ^a   Barbis, A ^b   Harries, J E ^c   Lastrucci, D ^a  

^a IFAC CNR   (Italy)

^b Officine Galileo Unit   (Italy)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED DETECTORS; INFRARED SPECTROMETERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

SPACEBORNE FAR INFRARED FOURIER SPECTROMETER;

FOURIER OPTICS;

EID: 0033365378     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4495(99)00026-2     Document Type: Article

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