Astronomical Spectra Experiment
Starts October 02, 2011
Due October 16, 2011
Field trip to
Leuschner Observatory: October 9
Lab 2 Instructions
Equipment:
Ocean Optics USB2000 Mini Fiber Optic Spectrometer.
Product Web
Page
Thanks to Ocean Optics,
and to the National
Science
Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education who provided
partial support for the equipment used in this
Lab.
Resources:
Spectrograph Basics, slides by James
Graham (pdf)
Least Square Fits handout by James Graham
(pdf)
General Linear Least Square Fits handout by
James Graham (pdf)
Programming Examples for Least Square
Fits:
Example 1: Parabolic fit - paralsq.pro
Example 2: Sine Wave fit - circlsq.pro
Useful Links:
Atomic
Line Data from NIST
Element
Finding
List
David Fanning's IDL Website: http://www.dfanning.com