Design and application of a high-precision, broad spectral range CCD-based absorption spectrometer with millisecond time resolution

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Steffen, Ronald ^a   Jackman, Keith ^a   Krausz, Elmars ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Absorption difference spectroscopy; CCD; Low temperature

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT EXCHANGE; SHOT NOISE; TEMPERATURE;

ABSORPTION DIFFERENCE SPECTROSCOPY; ABSORPTION SPECTROMETERS; DESIGN AND APPLICATION; ELECTRON TRANSFER PROCESS; LOW TEMPERATURES; NOISE PERFORMANCE; SIGNAL AVERAGING; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 46749116020     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/19/7/075601     Document Type: Article

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