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用吸收池作近红外精密径向速度测量的波长基准

On The Use of Absorption Cells as a Wavelength Reference for Precision Radial Velocity Measurements in the Near Infrared

Suvrath Mahadevan, Jian Ge

摘要:

目前,人们的兴趣主要集中在探测M矮星周围的类地行星上,利用近红外高分辨率摄谱仪进行的径向速度测量预计能够发现这类行星。我们探讨了使用市售的分子吸收气室作为近红外高分辨率光纤光谱仪的波长参考标准的可能性。我们认为使用这样的细胞相比,钍-氩发射灯的相对优点和缺点,并得出结论,在天文H波段,他们是一个可行的方法,同时校准,产生一个可接受的波长校准误差为大多数应用程序。四个已被充分表征且可商购的HCN、12 C $_2$ H $_2$、12 CO和13 CO标准气室可以一起跨越超过120 nm的H波段,使它们适合用于天文摄谱仪。使用这些分子的同位素体可以增加线密度和波长覆盖范围,将其应用扩展到不同的波长区域。

英文摘要:

Considerable interest is now focused on the detection of terrestrial mass planets around M dwarfs, and radial velocity surveys with high-resolution spectrographs in the near infrared are expected to be able to discover such planets. We explore the possibility of using commercially available molecular absorption gas cells as a wavelength reference standard for high-resolution fiber-fed spectrographs in the near-infrared. We consider the relative merits and disadvantages of using such cells compared to Thorium-Argon emission lamps and conclude that in the astronomical H band they are a viable method of simultaneous calibration, yielding an acceptable wavelength calibration error for most applications. Four well-characterized and commercially available standard gas cells of HCN, 12C$_2$H$_2$, 12CO, and 13CO can together span over 120nm of the H band, making them suitable for use in astronomical spectrographs. The use of isotopologues of these molecules can increase line densities and wavelength coverage, extending their application to different wavelength regions.

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