Instrumentation for Astronomical Photoelectric Photometry

Valpariso大学将购买由DFM Engineering制造的16英寸望远镜，以及用于数据采集和还原的光电光度计、光谱仪和微型计算机。目前已有穹顶和码头可供使用。该望远镜将供本科生用于观看和研究项目。特别是，他们将进行短周期食双星的光电测光计划。学生们将计划一个观测计划，获得两颗恒星在轨道周期内的光变化的测量结果，将数据简化为标准形式，并分析光曲线以获得恒星的轨道和物理性质。该计划将在研究项目的所有阶段为学生提供极好的体验。研究结果可能会在科学会议上公布并发表。

Valpariso University will purchase a 16-inch telescope made by DFM Engineering, along with a photoelectric photometer, spectrograph, and microcomputer for data acquisition and reduction. A dome and pier are presently available. The telescope will be used by undergraduate students for viewing and for research projects. Particularly, they will undertake a program of photoelectric photometry of short-period eclipsing binary stars. The students would plan an observing program, obtain measurements of the light variation of the two stars in their orbital cycle, reduce the data to a standard form, and analyze the light curve to obtain orbital and physical properties of the stars. This program would give the students excellent experience in all of the phases of a research project. The results could be presented in scientific meetings and published.