Techniques for monitoring and maintaining the performance of Brewer MkIV spectrophotometers

Optical Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Kimlin, M G ^a,b   Taylor, T E ^b   Wilson, A ^b   Meltzer, R S ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brewer spectrometer; Diagnostic; Long term; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; CALIBRATION; FITS AND TOLERANCES; INSTRUMENT TESTING; MAINTENANCE; MONITORING; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL FILTERS; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; REMOTE SENSING;

BREWER SPECTROMETER; INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; TOLERANCE VALUES;

ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETERS;

EID: 22944484683     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1885471     Document Type: Article

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