Transcript of DELIVERING MICROWAVE SPECTROSCOPY TO THE MASSES: A DESIGN OF A LOW-COST MICROWAVE SPECTROMETER...
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- DELIVERING MICROWAVE SPECTROSCOPY TO THE MASSES: A DESIGN OF A
LOW-COST MICROWAVE SPECTROMETER OPERATING IN THE 18-26 GHZ
FREQUENCY RANGE Amanda L. Steber and Brooks H. Pate Department of
Chemistry, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville,VA
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- Introduction Goal: Create a spectrometer that the general
public can use in a museum exhibit in order to get them interacting
with spectroscopy in the context of astrochemistry What
considerations have to be made? Size Power consumption Cost Vacuum
Durability ParameterCurrent Spectrometers Museum Requirements
SizeLargeSmall Power Consumption HighWall source
VacuumRigorousStatic CostCan be >$100,000 Minimal