Optical sky brightness at Dome A, Antarctica, from the Nigel experiment
Nigel is a fiber-fed UV/visible grating spectrograph with a thermoelectrically-cooled 256×1024 pixel CCD camera, designed to measure the twilight and night sky brightness from 300nm to 850 nm. Nigel has three pairs of fibers, each with a field-of-view with an angular diameter of 25 degrees, pointing...
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ftmacquarieunicr:oai:https://researchers.mq.edu.au:publications/e45e43ab-28d1-43d0-816b-a70a8f8dea4c 2023-05-15T13:58:30+02:00 Optical sky brightness at Dome A, Antarctica, from the Nigel experiment Sims, Geoff Ashley, Michael C B Cui, Xiangqun Everett, Jon R. Feng, Long Long Gong, Xuefei Hengst, Shane Hu, Zhongwen Lawrence, Jon S. Luong-Van, Daniel M. Shang, Zhaohui Storey, John W V Wang, Lifan Yang, Huigen Yang, Ji Zhou, Xu Zhu, Zhenxi Stepp, Larry M. Gilmozzi, Roberto Hall, Helen J. 2010 application/pdf https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/e45e43ab-28d1-43d0-816b-a70a8f8dea4c https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857795 https://research-management.mq.edu.au/ws/files/62456108/Publisher%20version%20(open%20access).pdf http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77958133593&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng SPIE info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Sims , G , Ashley , M C B , Cui , X , Everett , J R , Feng , L L , Gong , X , Hengst , S , Hu , Z , Lawrence , J S , Luong-Van , D M , Shang , Z , Storey , J W V , Wang , L , Yang , H , Yang , J , Zhou , X & Zhu , Z 2010 , Optical sky brightness at Dome A, Antarctica, from the Nigel experiment . in L M Stepp , R Gilmozzi & H J Hall (eds) , Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes III . PART 1 edn , vol. 7733 , 77334M , SPIE , Bellingham, Washington USA , pp. 1-9 , Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes III , San Diego, CA , United States , 27/06/10 . https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857795 contributionToPeriodical 2010 ftmacquarieunicr https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857795 2022-11-06T06:39:14Z Nigel is a fiber-fed UV/visible grating spectrograph with a thermoelectrically-cooled 256×1024 pixel CCD camera, designed to measure the twilight and night sky brightness from 300nm to 850 nm. Nigel has three pairs of fibers, each with a field-of-view with an angular diameter of 25 degrees, pointing in three fixed positions towards the sky. The bare fibers are exposed to the sky with no additional optics. The instrument was deployed at Dome A, Antarctica in January 2009 as part of the PLATO (PLATeau Observatory) robotic observatory. During the 2009 winter, Nigel made approximately six months of continuous observations of the sky, with typically 104 deadtime between exposures. The resulting spectra provide quantitative information on the sky brightness, the auroral contribution, and the water vapour content of the atmosphere. We present details of the design, construction and calibration of the Nigel spectrometer, as well some sample spectra from a preliminary analysis. Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Macquarie University Research Portal Plato ENVELOPE(-54.674,-54.674,-63.433,-63.433) SPIE Proceedings, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes III 7733 77334M |
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Nigel is a fiber-fed UV/visible grating spectrograph with a thermoelectrically-cooled 256×1024 pixel CCD camera, designed to measure the twilight and night sky brightness from 300nm to 850 nm. Nigel has three pairs of fibers, each with a field-of-view with an angular diameter of 25 degrees, pointing in three fixed positions towards the sky. The bare fibers are exposed to the sky with no additional optics. The instrument was deployed at Dome A, Antarctica in January 2009 as part of the PLATO (PLATeau Observatory) robotic observatory. During the 2009 winter, Nigel made approximately six months of continuous observations of the sky, with typically 104 deadtime between exposures. The resulting spectra provide quantitative information on the sky brightness, the auroral contribution, and the water vapour content of the atmosphere. We present details of the design, construction and calibration of the Nigel spectrometer, as well some sample spectra from a preliminary analysis. |
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Sims, Geoff Ashley, Michael C B Cui, Xiangqun Everett, Jon R. Feng, Long Long Gong, Xuefei Hengst, Shane Hu, Zhongwen Lawrence, Jon S. Luong-Van, Daniel M. Shang, Zhaohui Storey, John W V Wang, Lifan Yang, Huigen Yang, Ji Zhou, Xu Zhu, Zhenxi |
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Sims, Geoff Ashley, Michael C B Cui, Xiangqun Everett, Jon R. Feng, Long Long Gong, Xuefei Hengst, Shane Hu, Zhongwen Lawrence, Jon S. Luong-Van, Daniel M. Shang, Zhaohui Storey, John W V Wang, Lifan Yang, Huigen Yang, Ji Zhou, Xu Zhu, Zhenxi Optical sky brightness at Dome A, Antarctica, from the Nigel experiment |
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Sims, Geoff Ashley, Michael C B Cui, Xiangqun Everett, Jon R. Feng, Long Long Gong, Xuefei Hengst, Shane Hu, Zhongwen Lawrence, Jon S. Luong-Van, Daniel M. Shang, Zhaohui Storey, John W V Wang, Lifan Yang, Huigen Yang, Ji Zhou, Xu Zhu, Zhenxi |
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Optical sky brightness at Dome A, Antarctica, from the Nigel experiment |
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Optical sky brightness at Dome A, Antarctica, from the Nigel experiment |
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Optical sky brightness at Dome A, Antarctica, from the Nigel experiment |
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Optical sky brightness at Dome A, Antarctica, from the Nigel experiment |
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Optical sky brightness at Dome A, Antarctica, from the Nigel experiment |
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optical sky brightness at dome a, antarctica, from the nigel experiment |
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Sims , G , Ashley , M C B , Cui , X , Everett , J R , Feng , L L , Gong , X , Hengst , S , Hu , Z , Lawrence , J S , Luong-Van , D M , Shang , Z , Storey , J W V , Wang , L , Yang , H , Yang , J , Zhou , X & Zhu , Z 2010 , Optical sky brightness at Dome A, Antarctica, from the Nigel experiment . in L M Stepp , R Gilmozzi & H J Hall (eds) , Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes III . PART 1 edn , vol. 7733 , 77334M , SPIE , Bellingham, Washington USA , pp. 1-9 , Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes III , San Diego, CA , United States , 27/06/10 . https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857795 |
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