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Airborne stellar spectrophotometry from 1.2 to 5.5 microns - Absolute calibration and spectra of stars earlier than M3Airborne infrared spectrophotometry (1.2-5.5 microns, 1.5% resolution) is presented for 13 stars which have been extensively used as infrared calibration objects: alpha Lyr, alpha CMA, alpha UMi, beta Dra, and mu Her; the K giants beta Gem, alpha UMa, alpha Boo, gamma-1 And, and alpha Tau; and the M giants beta And, beta Peg, and alpha Cet. These spectra, obtained using NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory and Lear Jet Observatory, are virtually free of the interfering effects of terrestrial absorptions. Absolute calibration of the spectrophotometry was based on the theoretical model of alpha Lyr by Schild, Peterson, and Oke (1971), which fits photometric measurements at shorter wavelengths. The resulting flux densities are compared with previous ground-based photometry.
Document ID
19800032237
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Strecker, D. W.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Erickson, E. F.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Witteborn, F. C.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Volume: 41
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
80A16407
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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