spectrograph
noun
spec·tro·graph
ˈspek-t(r)ə-ˌgraf 
: an instrument for dispersing radiation (such as electromagnetic radiation or sound waves) into a spectrum and recording or mapping the spectrum
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Other equipment suggested for the chip include a spectrograph to identify the chemistry of a planet’s atmosphere and a magnetometer to measure a star’s magnetic field.
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Ann Finkbeiner, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2016
In the next few years, astronomers hope these combs could help improve the precision of stellar spectrographs by a factor of 10, if not more.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2011
Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory in Chile used a spectrograph called HARPS to track tiny variations in the starlight caused by the pull of the planets.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2019
One of the new instrument’s primary goals will be to use a spectrograph to break up the light from these distant worlds into a spectrum, which can then be analyzed for specific signals associated with certain chemicals in the planet’s atmosphere.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
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Ann Finkbeiner, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2016
In the next few years, astronomers hope these combs could help improve the precision of stellar spectrographs by a factor of 10, if not more.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2011
Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory in Chile used a spectrograph called HARPS to track tiny variations in the starlight caused by the pull of the planets.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2019
One of the new instrument’s primary goals will be to use a spectrograph to break up the light from these distant worlds into a spectrum, which can then be analyzed for specific signals associated with certain chemicals in the planet’s atmosphere.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
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spectrograph
noun
spec·tro·graph
ˈspek-t(r)ə-ˌgraf
: an instrument for spreading radiation (as of light or sound) into a spectrum and photographing or mapping the spectrum
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