TY - GEN
T1 - Fabry-Perot interferometry with a bare CCD
T2 - Instrumentation for Planetary and Terrestrial Atmospheric Remote Sensing
AU - Niciejewski, Rick J.
AU - Killeen, T. L.
AU - Turnbull, M.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - The application of Fabry-Perot interferometers (FPI) to the study of upper atmosphere thermodynamics has largely been restricted by the very low light levels in the terrestrial airglow as well as the limited range in wavelength of photomultiplier tube technology. During the past decade, the development of the scientific grade charge coupled device (CCD) has progressed to the stage where this detector has become the logical replacement for the PMT. Small, fast microcomputers have made it possible to `upgrade' our remote field sites with bare CCDs and not only retain the previous capabilities of the exiting FPIs, but to expand the data coverage in both temporal and wavelength domains. The problems encountered and the solutions applied to the deployment of a bare CCD, and with data acquisition and image reduction techniques is discussed. Sample geophysical data determined from the FPI fringe profiles is shown for our stations at Peach Mountain, Michigan, (funded by the CEDAR program) and Watson Lake, Yukon Territory (funded by a sounding rocket experiment sponsor).
AB - The application of Fabry-Perot interferometers (FPI) to the study of upper atmosphere thermodynamics has largely been restricted by the very low light levels in the terrestrial airglow as well as the limited range in wavelength of photomultiplier tube technology. During the past decade, the development of the scientific grade charge coupled device (CCD) has progressed to the stage where this detector has become the logical replacement for the PMT. Small, fast microcomputers have made it possible to `upgrade' our remote field sites with bare CCDs and not only retain the previous capabilities of the exiting FPIs, but to expand the data coverage in both temporal and wavelength domains. The problems encountered and the solutions applied to the deployment of a bare CCD, and with data acquisition and image reduction techniques is discussed. Sample geophysical data determined from the FPI fringe profiles is shown for our stations at Peach Mountain, Michigan, (funded by the CEDAR program) and Watson Lake, Yukon Territory (funded by a sounding rocket experiment sponsor).
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:0027047639
SN - 0819409189
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
SP - 164
EP - 180
BT - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
PB - Publ by Int Soc for Optical Engineering
Y2 - 19 July 1992 through 19 July 1992
ER -