The design of a multi-detector spectrometer for the infrared

A modified Ebert-Fastie spectrometer has been developed for atmospheric temperature sounding applications. The device is described with reference to its resolution, grating, focal-length mirror, mirror, equivalent f-number, and projected area of grating. The images of the entrance slit appear tilted backwards away from the concave mirror. Astigmatism and spherical aberration are reduced by asperizing the mirror. The resolution and f-number of the instrument are limited by the sagittal coma. The orientation and size of the exit slit are functions of wavelength.