Abstract
The ultraviolet spectrometers that observed the atmosphere of Mars in July and August of 1969 consist of a planetary coronagraph and an Ebert–Fastie monochromator. The spectral range 1100–4300 Å was measured using two photomultiplier tubes, one with a cesium iodide photocathode, the other with a bialkali photocathode. These tubes were operated with fixed high voltage supplies and charge sensitive amplifiers. The instruments were calibrated by comparison with a tungsten lamp, a sodium salicylate screen, and a flowing nitric oxide cell. The instruments were able to satisfactorily reject off-axis light at a distance of 6600 km and measure the emission spectrum of the upper atmosphere 170 km above the surface.
© 1971 Optical Society of America
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