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The Cosmic Infrared Background Experiment (CIBER): the Narrow Band Spectrometer

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Author(s)

Steven W. Brown, Keith R. Lykke, Allan W. Smith, P M. Korngut, T. Renbarger, T. Arai, J. Battle, A. Cooray, V. Hristov, B. Keating, M. G. Kims, A. Lanz, D. H. Lee, L. R. Levenson, P. Mason, T. Matsumoto, S. Matsuura, U. W. Niam, B. Shultz, I. Sullivan, K. Tsumura, T. Wada, M. Zemcov

Abstract

We have developed a near-infrared spectrometer designed to measure the absolute intensity of the Solar 854.2 nm Ca II Fraunhofer line, scattered by interplanetary dust, in the Zodiacal light spectrum. Based on the known equivalent line width in the Solar spectrum, this measurement can derive the Zodiacal brightness, testing models of the Zodiacal light based on morphology that are used to determine the extragalactic background light in absolute photometry measurements. The spectrometer is based on a simple high resolution tipped filter placed in front of a compact camera with wide-field refracting optics to provide the large optical throughput and high sensitivity required for rocket-borne observations. We discuss the instrument requirements for an accurate measurement of the absolute Zodiacal light brightness, the measured laboratory characterization, and the instrument performance in flight operation.
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No Journal Selected
Volume
207

Keywords

calibration, diffuse infrared background, spectrograph

Citation

Brown, S. , Lykke, K. , Smith, A. , Korngut, P. , Renbarger, T. , Arai, T. , Battle, J. , Cooray, A. , Hristov, V. , Keating, B. , Kims, M. , Lanz, A. , Lee, D. , Levenson, L. , Mason, P. , Matsumoto, T. , Matsuura, S. , Niam, U. , Shultz, B. , Sullivan, I. , Tsumura, K. , Wada, T. and Zemcov, M. (2013), The Cosmic Infrared Background Experiment (CIBER): the Narrow Band Spectrometer, No Journal Selected, [online], https://doi.org/10.1088/0067-0049/207/2/34 (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created August 19, 2013, Updated November 10, 2018