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A new four-channel scanning spectrometer for ballistic-range radiometry
Four-channel, moving source scanning spectrometer for use in ballistic range radiometr
Increasing the response of PIN photodiodes to the ultraviolet
Solid state device uses sapphire windows and avoids coatings which absorb ultraviolet radiation and ultimately alter detector geometry. Ultimate solution for ultraviolet response is geometry with maximum peripheral area and horizontal field structure to draw out photon induced current carriers
Band structure of W and Mo by empirical pseudopotential method
The empirical pseudopotential method (EPM) is used to calculate the band structure of tungsten and molybdenum. Agreement between the calculated reflectivity, density of states, density of states at the Fermi surface and location of the Fermi surface from this study and experimental measurements and previous calculations is good. Also the charge distribution shows the proper topological distribution of charge for a bcc crystal
Application of a Bayesian Method to Absorption Spectral-Line Finding in Simulated ASKAP Data
The large spectral bandwidth and wide field of view of the Australian SKA
Pathfinder radio telescope will open up a completely new parameter space for
large extragalactic HI surveys. Here we focus on identifying and parametrising
HI absorption lines which occur in the line of sight towards strong radio
continuum sources. We have developed a method for simultaneously finding and
fitting HI absorption lines in radio data by using multi-nested sampling, a
Bayesian Monte Carlo algorithm. The method is tested on a simulated ASKAP data
cube, and is shown to be reliable at detecting absorption lines in low
signal-to-noise data without the need to smooth or alter the data. Estimation
of the local Bayesian evidence statistic provides a quantitative criterion for
assigning significance to a detection and selecting between competing
analytical line-profile models.Comment: 8 pages, 5 figures and 1 table; accepted for publication in PAS
A computer program for a line-by-line calculation of spectra from diatomic molecules and atoms assuming a Voight line profile
Computer program predicts the spectra resulting from electronic transitions of diatomic molecules and atoms in local thermodynamic equilibrium. The program produces a spectrum by accounting for the contribution of each rotational and atomic line considered
Recent advances at NASA in calculating the electronic spectra of diatomic molecules
Advanced entry vehicles, such as the proposed Aero-assisted Orbital Transfer Vehicle, provide new and challenging problems for spectroscopy. Large portions of the flow field about such vehicles will be characterized by chemical and thermal nonequilibrium. Only by considering the actual overlap of the atomic and rotational lines emitted by the species present can the impact of radiative transport within the flow field be assessed correctly. To help make such an assessment, a new computer program is described that can generate high-resolution, line-by-line spectra for any spin-allowed transitions in diatomic molecules. The program includes the matrix elements for the rotational energy and distortion to the fourth order; the spin-orbit, spin-spin, and spin-rotation interactions to first order; and the lambda splitting by a perturbation calculation. An overview of the Computational Chemistry Branch at Ames Research Center is also presented
A new solid-state logarithmic radiometer
Combination of temperature-compensated logarithmic amplifiers and p-i-n photodiodes operating in zero-bias mode provides lightweight radiometer for detecting spectral intensities encompassing more than three decades over a range of at least 300 to 800 nanometers at low power levels
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