Astronomical Fourier Transform Spectroscopy Revisited
Abstract
The principal objective of this review is to introduce the Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS) and to discuss both its demonstrated capabilities and its limitations for astronomical measurements. A very brief introduction to the optical characteristics of the FTS is followed by a point-by-point consideration of the distinctive features of the FTS that make it attractive or unattractive for particular astronomical applications. To further clarify the possible uses of the technique, the final section of the review describes in some detail numerous successful applications of the FTS.
- Publication:
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Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- 1984
- DOI:
- 10.1146/annurev.aa.22.090184.001451
- Bibcode:
- 1984ARA&A..22..291R