Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Hyland, A.R.
• Smith, R.G.
• Robinson, G.

Titel

The Laboratory Astrophysics Facility at University College

Ist Teil von

• Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 1992, Vol.10 (1), p.77-81

Ort / Verlag

New York, USA: Cambridge University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

1992

Quelle

EZB Free E-Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A laboratory astrophysics facility for the study of the terrestrial analogues of interstellar dust grains is being developed in the Physics Department, University College, Australian Defence Force Academy. The facility consists of a gas handling system for the preparation of samples, a closed-cycle cooler and specimen chamber, and a Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer capable of high resolution (0.3 cm−1) and high sensitivity measurements, currently from 1-25 μm. The layout and construction of the laboratory are described, and the proposed initial experimental program aimed at determining the optical constants of ices over a wide wavelength range for comparison with astronomical observations is discussed.