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The Laboratory Astrophysics Facility at University College

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

A.R. Hyland ,
R.G. Smith  and
G. Robinson
A.R. Hyland
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University College, University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra ACT 2600
R.G. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University College, University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra ACT 2600
G. Robinson
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University College, University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra ACT 2600
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Abstract

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.

Type
Instruments and Basic Astronomy
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , 1992 , pp. 77 - 81
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1992

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