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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-1773-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-1773-2015
Research article
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16 Apr 2015
Research article |  | 16 Apr 2015

The mechanical and thermal setup of the GLORIA spectrometer

C. Piesch, C. Sartorius, F. Friedl-Vallon, T. Gulde, S. Heger, E. Kretschmer, G. Maucher, H. Nordmeyer, J. Barthel, A. Ebersoldt, F. Graf, F. Hase, A. Kleinert, T. Neubert, and H. J. Schillings

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The paper shows the design and the technics of the GLORIA spectrometer, the dedicated cooling system, and the performance during operation on HALO aircraft.