Littrow spectrograph

noun

Lit·​trow spectrograph

ˈli‧ˌtrō-

: a spectrograph in which dispersion is produced by a prism backed by a reflecting metallic film so that the light traverses the prism twice

Word History

Etymology

after Joseph Johann von Littrow †1840 Austrian astronomer and mathematician

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