Performance of the lowell observatory instrumentation system

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5496, Issue , 2004, Pages 446-454

  Taylor, B W ^a   Dunham, E W ^a   Elliot, J L ^a,b  

^a LOWELL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

CCD; IR; MCS; SCL; SOFIA; Software; Telescope

Indexed keywords

LOWELL OBSERVATORY INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM (LOIS); MULTI-OBJECT GRISM SPECTROSCOPY; SOFIA MISSION CONTROL SYSTEM; USER INTERACTION;

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DATA ACQUISITION; POLARIMETERS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; USER INTERFACES;

OBSERVATORIES;

EID: 10844288410     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.552511     Document Type: Conference Paper

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