Performance of the PMAS 3D spectrophotometer

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6269 I, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Roth, Martin M ^a   Kelz, Andreas ^a  

^a ASTROPHYSIKALISCHES INSTITUT POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D spectroscopy; Faint object spectroscopy; Integral field spectroscopy; Spectrophotometry

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; REFLECTION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

3D SPECTROSCOPY; FAINT OBJECT SPECTROSCOPY; INTEGRAL FIELD SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION;

SPECTROPHOTOMETERS;

EID: 33749347029     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.672091     Document Type: Conference Paper

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