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Using the Radial Velocity Spectrometer at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

J. Skuljan
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
J. B. Hearnshaw
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
P. L. Cottrell
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand

Abstract

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Two observing runs have been undertaken at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (DAO) using the radial velocity spectrometer (RVS). About 800 observations have been performed with both the K and F masks. All cross-correlation profiles have been divided by the corresponding flux monitor records and full gaussian functions have been fitted in order to determine the profile centers. A number of IAU standard radial velocity stars have been observed, with a typical internal precision for a given star of about 100 m s−1, which is a factor of two or three better than the usually adopted value for the RVS. Zero-point offsets between these observations and the standard values were also investigated.

Type
Part 2. Fundamental Concepts and Techniques
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1999

References

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