@article{oai:nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp:00006354, author = {Shiokawa, Kazuo and Katoh, Yasuo and Satoh, Mitsugi and Ogawa, Tadahiko and Taguchi, Makoto and Yamagishi, Hisao}, journal = {Advances in polar upper atmosphere research}, month = {Sep}, note = {P(論文), This paper reports the performance and capability of a newly developed zenith spectrometer (for measurements of airglow and aurora) that uses an acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF). The AOTF can scan the pass-band of the spectrometer between 450 and 700 nm with a bandwidth of 2-3 nm by changing the RF driver frequency from 180 to 100 MHz. The absolute sensitivity of the spectrometer is ~0.1-1.5 counts/Rayleigh/s per spectral step. The spectrometer is fully automated. The O I (557.7 nm) airglow line can be clearly identified in test observations of midlatitude airglow performed at Shigaraki Observatory, Japan. Based on an estimate of the signal-to-noise ratio, we conclude that the full auroral spectrum (450-700) nm can be measured by the AOTF spectrometer with a time resolution of ~100 s and a signal-to-noise ratio of ~100 for an auroral emission intensity of 10 kR. An example of the auroral spectra is shown for observations made at Syowa Station in Antarctica.}, pages = {146--156}, title = {New auroral spectrometer using an acousto-optic tunable filter}, volume = {16}, year = {2002} }