Steerable laser system for UV atmospheric monitoring at the High-Resolution Fly's Eye

Lawrence R. Wiencke; Richard C. Gray; J. Reid Mumford; T. Abu-Zayyad; Y. Au; G. Archbold; K. Belov; J. Belz; D. Bergman; J. H. Boyer; Z. Cao; G. F. Chen; R. W. Clay; B. R. Dawson; B. Dieterle; B. Jones; C.C. H. Jui; D. B. Kieda; K. Kiyong; B. C. Knapp; W. Lee; Eugene C. Loh; E. J. Mannel; G. Martin; John A. J. Matthews; John N. Matthews; Joseph A. Meyer; K. Reil; J. D. Smith; Pierre Sokolsky; C. Song; W. Springer; Shanshan Taylor; Stan B. Thomas; T. Vanderveen; X. Z. Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.364161

28 September 1999 Steerable laser system for UV atmospheric monitoring at the High-Resolution Fly's Eye

Lawrence R. Wiencke, Richard C. Gray, J. Reid Mumford, T. Abu-Zayyad, Y. Au, G. Archbold, K. Belov, J. Belz, D. Bergman, J. H. Boyer, Z. Cao, G. F. Chen, R. W. Clay, B. R. Dawson, B. Dieterle, B. Jones, C.C. H. Jui, D. B. Kieda, K. Kiyong, B. C. Knapp, W. Lee, Eugene C. Loh, E. J. Mannel, G. Martin, John A. J. Matthews, John N. Matthews, Joseph A. Meyer, K. Reil, J. D. Smith, Pierre Sokolsky, C. Song, W. Springer, Shanshan Taylor, Stan B. Thomas, T. Vanderveen, X. Z. Zhang

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Proceedings Volume 3818, Ultraviolet Atmospheric and Space Remote Sensing: Methods and Instrumentation II; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.364161
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1999, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

Monitoring the aerosol component of the lowest 10 km of the atmosphere at UV wavelengths (300 - 400 nm) is an important part of the High Resolution Fly's Eye astrophysics experiment. Our method of atmospheric monitoring uses a frequency tripled YAG laser and a steering system that can point the beam anywhere in the sky. The same detector that measures scintillation light from high energy cosmic rays also measures light scattered from this laser system over a range of laser energies, geometries, and polarizations. This paper describes the technique, the laser system, and some recent measurements.

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Lawrence R. Wiencke, Richard C. Gray, J. Reid Mumford, T. Abu-Zayyad, Y. Au, G. Archbold, K. Belov, J. Belz, D. Bergman, J. H. Boyer, Z. Cao, G. F. Chen, R. W. Clay, B. R. Dawson, B. Dieterle, B. Jones, C.C. H. Jui, D. B. Kieda, K. Kiyong, B. C. Knapp, W. Lee, Eugene C. Loh, E. J. Mannel, G. Martin, John A. J. Matthews, John N. Matthews, Joseph A. Meyer, K. Reil, J. D. Smith, Pierre Sokolsky, C. Song, W. Springer, Shanshan Taylor, Stan B. Thomas, T. Vanderveen, and X. Z. Zhang "Steerable laser system for UV atmospheric monitoring at the High-Resolution Fly's Eye", Proc. SPIE 3818, Ultraviolet Atmospheric and Space Remote Sensing: Methods and Instrumentation II, (28 September 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.364161

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