Accession Number:

AD0701124

Title:

DESCRIPTION OF INSTRUMENTATION DATA ANALYSIS AND REDUCTION FOR AN ATMOSPHERIC SEEING MONITOR.

Descriptive Note:

Final technical rept.

Corporate Author:

DBA SYSTEMS INC MELBOURNE FLA

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1969-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

82.0

Abstract:

The report summarizes the results of a study program with three primary objectives 1 Development of instrumentation to gather data on atmospheric induced stellar image shimmer, 2 record stellar image shimmer data, and 3 perform required data reduction and analysis to determine the nature and characteristics of stellar image shimmer. The report includes a description of the instrumentation and the results of laboratory and field performance evaluation tests. Author

Descriptors:

• (*STARS
• OPTICAL IMAGES)
• (*ATMOSPHERIC REFRACTION
• MEASUREMENT)
• RADIOFREQUENCY SPECTROSCOPY
• DIFFRACTION
• RADIO TRANSMISSION
• WAVE ANALYZERS
• PHOTOTUBES
• INSTRUMENTATION

Subject Categories:

• Astronomy
• Atmospheric Physics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE