Spectral characterization of HST calibration lamps - New Pt/Cr-Ne line catalogues and ageing test

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5488, Issue PART 2, 2004, Pages 679-690

  Kerber, F ^a,d   Rosa, M R ^a   Sansonetti, C J ^b   Reader, J ^b   Nave, G ^b   Bristow, P ^a   Fiorentino, M ^a   Lercher, G ^c  

^a Space Telescope Europ Coord Facil ^*  (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Sternwarte Max Valier   (Italy)

^d Dept of the European Space Agency ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromium; Hollow cathode lamp; Neon; Platinum; Standards; STIS; Wavelength calibration

Indexed keywords

AGEING TESTS; CALIBRATION LAMPS; HOLLOW CATHODE LAMPS; HUBBEL SPACE TELESCOPE (HST); STIS; WAVELENGTH CALIBRATION;

CHROMIUM; ELECTRIC LAMPS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; NEON; PLATING; SPECTROGRAPHS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STANDARDS;

SPACE TELESCOPES;

EID: 10044264603     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.550507     Document Type: Conference Paper

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