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The McMath-Pierce Solar The McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope Stellar Telescope Stellar
SpectrographSpectrograph
ESS 590 Winter 2007 LectureESS 590 Winter 2007 Lecture
Scientific MotivationScientific Motivation
Jovian System – Io Plasma Torus
STIS observations of Io
Scientific SummaryScientific Summary
• Oxygen and sulfur emission near Io– Localized position of spots show dependence
on orientation of Jupiter’s magnetic field– Integrated intensity shows dependence on
density of the Io plasma torus (work in progress)
Slicer
Collimating mirror
Blazed Grating
Camera mirror
Exit Slit
Spectrograph Schematic
R ~ 120,000 (/) at 6300 Å
Slicer detail5.2”
5.2”
Grating basicsGrating basics
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/light/U12L1b.html
Grating basicsGrating basics• m λ = d (sin(θi) + sin(θm))
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/May2003/1053350704.Ph.r.html
http://grus.berkeley.edu/~jrg/ins/node3.html
Blazed gratingBlazed grating• Scattering surfaces are tipped at an angle
to make scattering more efficient at a particular angle
Slicer
Collimating mirror
Blazed Grating
Camera mirror
Exit Slit
Spectrograph Schematic
R ~ 120,000 (/) at 6300 Å
• Stellar spectrograph echelle operated at order m = 36 for [OI]
• Get angular dispersion from derivative of diffraction angle wrt wavelenth:
• High m high dispersion
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m
d
id
cos
Example spectrum: 2002 Jan 26
Io [OI] line
Io, Telluric and solar lines identifiedIo, Telluric and solar lines identified
Fitting SoftwareFitting Software
3600 Io spectra, >15,000 calibration images
Clear Detection of Io [OI] SignalClear Detection of Io [OI] Signal
Variation in Io’s [OI] brightness not Variation in Io’s [OI] brightness not quite where you would expect in quite where you would expect in
System IIISystem III
Why?Why?• Details of Io’s orbit and torus
Correlate Multiple Correlate Multiple DatasetsDatasets
• STIS (when we had it)• Ground-based torus
images• Ground-based Io [OI]• Jovian aurora
– Jupiter’s mag field
• Spacecraft flyby– Solar wind or jup mag
field
Cool things to do with the Io [OI] Cool things to do with the Io [OI] datasetdataset
• Compare to Io volcanic record• Compare to solar wind activity• Compare to Io flux tube footprint on Jupiter• Complement spacecraft data (a
permanent in situ probe)– Model of Io [OI] emission variation seems to
work well assuming Io does not disturb the torus. All you need is a scaling factor, which does vary on different days
Example Example Comparison: Comparison: 1997 Oct 141997 Oct 14
• Increase in emission is unusually large in UV lines (but we don’t have many observations)
• Increases like this in groundbased data are common
• Torus images were showing a “knot” in about the right place
Observed Asymmetry in torus Observed Asymmetry in torus images, fall 1997images, fall 1997
Io [OI] model shows there should Io [OI] model shows there should be a factor of 2, not 3 in brighteningbe a factor of 2, not 3 in brightening
BUT that is using the old hand-BUT that is using the old hand-reduced datareduced data
• Machine reduction with the same line list gives the same results
BUT that is using the old hand-BUT that is using the old hand-reduced datareduced data
• Machine reduction with expanded line list gives different results
What does it all mean?What does it all mean?