AMS SPECTRAL RESPONSE FUNCTION

Overview The AMS Spectral Response Function (SRF) describes its relative sensitivity to energy of different wavelengths (in microns) and is determined in our calibration laboratory using a scanning monochromator and integrating sphere. These measurements are taken before and after every deployment to ensure that the highest quality data is delivered to the scientific community. Click on a channel number to view the associated SRF.

AMS Air 2.5 (12 Channel) - January 2009 Channel Left 50% PP Right 50% PP FWHM Center Peak 1 0.4236 0.4523 0.0287 0.4379 0.4400 2 0.4521 0.5176 0.0655 0.4849 0.4920 3 0.5181 0.5900 0.0719 0.5540 0.5540 4 0.5699 0.6339 0.0640 0.6019 0.6020 5 0.5983 0.6794 0.0812 0.6388 0.6340 6 0.6407 0.7559 0.1152 0.6983 0.6880 7 0.7029 0.8717 0.1688 0.7873 0.7680 8 0.8032 1.0315 0.2282 0.9174 0.9120 9 1.8366 1.9179 0.0813 1.8772 1.8580 10 2.0749 2.3417 0.2668 2.2083 2.1880 11 3.6695 3.8147 0.1452 3.7421 3.7500 12 9.9915 11.1184 1.1269 10.5550 10.2051 Click to download the SRFs for all bands (.zip) Click to view this table as text

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