Stellar Ultraviolet Rocket Research Program.

"A 1/4 meter ultraviolet spectrometer, developed to measure the ultraviolet flux from several standard type stars was flown successfully on Aerobee rockets. The ultraviolet flux from alpha Lyr, eta U Ma, zeta Oph, delta Ori, alpha CMa, beta CMa, and alpha Leo were measured. These values agreed...

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Corporate Author:	United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (sponsoring body.)
Format:	Government Document Microform Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boulder, Colorado : [Washington, District of Columbia] : Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1984]
Series:	NASA contractor report ; NASA CR-175361.
Subjects:	Ultraviolet spectrometry. Spectrometer. Stars > Spectra. Rocket-borne instruments. Stellar spectra. Ultraviolet spectrometers. Emission spectra. Microchannel plates. Astronomical spectroscopy. Crab Nebula > Spectra. Deep space > Crab Nebula. Crab Nebula; Rocket-borne instruments; Stars; Stellar spectra; Ultraviolet spectrometers; Calibrating; Emission spectra; Microchannel plates; Operational problems; Spectral sensitivity; Telemetry