Cramer-Rao bounds and instrument optimization for slitless spectroscopy

Figen S. Oktem, Farzad Kamalabadi, Joseph M. Davila

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Abstract

Spectroscopy is a fundamental diagnostic technique in physical sciences with widespread application. Multi-order slitless imaging spectroscopy has been recently proposed to overcome the limitations of traditional spectrographs, in particular their small instantaneous field of view. Since an inversion is required to infer the physical parameters of interest from slitless spectroscopic measurements, a rigorous theory is essential for quantitative characterization of their performance. In this paper we develop such a theory using the Cramer-Rao lower bounds for the physical parameters of interest, which are derived in terms of important instrument design considerations including the spectral orders to measure, dispersion scale, signal-to-noise ratio, and number of pixels. Our treatment provides a framework for exploring the optimal choices of these design considerations. We illustrate these concepts for an application in EUV solar spectroscopy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2013 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2013 - Proceedings
Pages2169-2173
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 18 2013
Event2013 38th IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2013 - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Duration: May 26 2013May 31 2013

Publication series

NameICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings
ISSN (Print)1520-6149

Other

Other2013 38th IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2013
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver, BC
Period5/26/135/31/13

Keywords

  • Cramer-Rao bounds
  • instrument design
  • multiframe deblurring
  • spectroscopy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Signal Processing
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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