Modern Techniques in Galaxy Kinematics: CDI and the Planetary Nebula Spectrograph

2002/07/25 by N. G. Douglas, K. Kuijken, Douglas, N. G. +11
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0207556

Proceedings of IAU Symposium 209

arxiv created 2002/07/25 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

We report here the successful commissioning of the PN.Spectrograph, the first special-purpose instrument for the measurement of galaxy kinematics through the PN population

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