Infrared heterodyne spectroscopy of astronomical and laboratory sources at 8.5 micron

Author:: Cohen, S.
Published:: Aug 1, 1974.
Physical Description:: 1 electronic document
Additional Creators:: Kostiuk, T., Mumma, M., Vonthuna, P. C., and Buhl, D.

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The first infrared heterodyne spectrometer using tuneable semiconductor (PbSe) diode lasers has been constructed and was used near 8.5 micron to measure absorption line profiles of N2O in the laboratory and black body emission from the Moon and from Mars. Spectral information was recorded over a 200 MHz bandwidth using an 8-channel filter bank. The resolution was 25 MHz and the minimum detectable (black body) power was 1 x 10 to the minus 16th power watts for 8 minutes of integration. The results demonstrate the usefulness of heterodyne spectroscopy for the study of remote and local sources in the infrared.

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Document ID: 19740024782.
Accession ID: 74N32895.
NASA-TM-X-70744.
X-691-74-237.

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