The integration of a heliostat with the UTMSL 5-meter spectrometric system : the v(1)+2v(2) band of atmospheric nitrous oxide

The integration of a heliostat with the 5-meter Littrow spectrometric system at the University of Tennessee Molecular Systems Laboratory opens up new research possiblities. Enviromental and solar studies are but a few prospects.

This is a two-part study. The first part deals with the integration of a heliostat with the 5-meter Littrow spectrometric system at the University of Tennessee Molecular Systems Laboratory. The second part deals with an application to the υ₁ + 2υ₂, combination band of N₂O in the earth's atmosphere. Atmospheric nitrous oxide was chosen as an example of the type of data that can be collected with the heliostat.

The main part of the work involves the designing and building of a heliostat and the optical components that enabled the sun's radiation to be analyzed by the 5-meter Littrow spectrometric system.