1/2m White Ebert-Fastie Spectrometer
1/2m White Ebert-Fastie Spectrometer

Scientific objectives
Its aim is to measure the spectral character of the high latitude aurora and airglow for studies of atomic and molecular processes in the upper atmosphere. Support magnetospheric surveys by establishing incoming particle type and energy as a function of time.

Owner: UiT-The Arctic University of Norway
Contacts
PI: Magnar G. Johnsen
Address:Tromsø Geophysical Observatory / Norwegian Center for Space Weather, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway
E-mail:magnar.g.johnsen@uit.no

Co-PI: Fred Sigernes
Address: PO Box 156 UNIS, 9171 Longyearbyen, Norway
E-mail: fred.sigernes@unis.no

Instrument specifications
Time resolution: 12 seconds to 5 minutes
Spatial coverage: Geomagnetic meridian
Spatial resolution: 1 x 1 deg fov
Spectral resolution: > 0.1 nm