SSI Airglow
The Scientific Solutions Interferometer (SSI) is a so-called triple-etalon air-gap Fabry-Perot Interferometer. It's an instrument that measures dayglow emissions from neutral oxygen at 630 nm, as a way of tracking thermospheric neutral winds.
SSI Airglow
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Name(s)
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SSI Airglow
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Status
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Not Operational.
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Broad Science Goals
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- Observe neutral winds in the ionosphere by measuring neutral oxygen (O I) emission at 630.0 nm during the day.
- Support of the Comm/Nav Outage Forecast System (C/NOFS) project.
- These instruments make autonomous day and night observations of thermospheric dynamics.
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Site
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Cerro Tololo, Chile
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Location Coordinates
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30º 10’ 05.28” S
70º 48’ 19.5” W
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Altitude
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2177 meters (7142 feet)
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Enclosure
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Building
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Type
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Optical
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Optical Design
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Fabry-Perot interferometer
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Field of View
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160 degrees
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Diameter: Primary M1
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Material: Primary M1
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Mount
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None
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First Light Date
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2006
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Adaptive Optics
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None
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Images taken with the SSI Airglow
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N/A
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Images of the SSI Airglow
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Link |
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Videos of the SSI Airglow
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Link |
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Press Releases with the SSI Airglow
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Link |
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