title: Characterization of a Pt-Ne hollow cathode spectral line source.
abstract: A source which produces a rather uniform distribution of spectral lines over the wavelength range from 115 to ~350 nm is being investigated as a secondary radiometric standard for use in space. This source is a sealed lamp with a hollow cathode of platinum and a fill gas of neon. A version of this lamp has already been flown in space but only as a wavelength standard. The following properties were studied: warmup time, stability, emission as a function of current, repeatability, spatial characteristics, impurities, angular dependence, long term behavior, and radiance.
authors.forename: J Z
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Klose
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Hartig
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Rosenberg