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High Frame Rate Slit-less Spectrograph (HFRS)
Status
Operated By:
PI
Provides spectral (and imaging) information at a rate of 1000 frames per second for detection of ablation anomalies, flicker in bowshock emissions, spacecraft rotation, and wake.
The instrument consists of a digital intensified CCD camera capable of 1000 frames per second, equipped with a 600 l/mm objective transmission grating.
Instrument Type:
Measurements:
Aircraft:
Point(s) of Contact:
Geoff McHarg (POC; PI)