The Dual-Channel, Pulse-Counting Pierce-Blitzstein Photometer–The PBPHOT: Our Last Paper with Bob Koch, and Additional Technical History
The dual channel Pierce-Blitzstein photometer (PBPHOT) was productively used at the Flower and Cook Observatory to provide 60 years of study of binary systems and other cosmic objects. We review the history of this instrument, discuss its calibration, and recall some personal and professional intera...
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| author | Carol Ambruster Tony Hull Robert H. Koch Rich Mitchell George Wolf Bob Smith |
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| description | The dual channel Pierce-Blitzstein photometer (PBPHOT) was productively used at the Flower and Cook Observatory to provide 60 years of study of binary systems and other cosmic objects. We review the history of this instrument, discuss its calibration, and recall some personal and professional interactions with Professor Robert H. Koch. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b37f94d78a34cbdaaa53dff54968b8d2024-02-02T17:47:35ZengThe Korean Space Science SocietyJournal of Astronomy and Space Sciences2093-55872093-14092012-06-0129219519810.5140/JASS.2012.29.2.195The Dual-Channel, Pulse-Counting Pierce-Blitzstein Photometer–The PBPHOT: Our Last Paper with Bob Koch, and Additional Technical HistoryCarol Ambruster0Tony Hull1Robert H. Koch2 Rich Mitchell3George Wolf4 Bob Smith5Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085, USAUniversity of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USADeceasedGravic Inc., Malvern, PA 19355, USAMissouri State University, Lebanon, MO 65536, USAUniversity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USAThe dual channel Pierce-Blitzstein photometer (PBPHOT) was productively used at the Flower and Cook Observatory to provide 60 years of study of binary systems and other cosmic objects. We review the history of this instrument, discuss its calibration, and recall some personal and professional interactions with Professor Robert H. Koch.http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kosss/OJOOBS/2012/v29n2/OJOOBS_2012_v29n2_195.pdfinstrumentation: photometershistory and philosophy of astronomy |
| spellingShingle | Carol Ambruster Tony Hull Robert H. Koch Rich Mitchell George Wolf Bob Smith The Dual-Channel, Pulse-Counting Pierce-Blitzstein Photometer–The PBPHOT: Our Last Paper with Bob Koch, and Additional Technical History Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences instrumentation: photometers history and philosophy of astronomy |
| title | The Dual-Channel, Pulse-Counting Pierce-Blitzstein Photometer–The PBPHOT: Our Last Paper with Bob Koch, and Additional Technical History |
| title_full | The Dual-Channel, Pulse-Counting Pierce-Blitzstein Photometer–The PBPHOT: Our Last Paper with Bob Koch, and Additional Technical History |
| title_fullStr | The Dual-Channel, Pulse-Counting Pierce-Blitzstein Photometer–The PBPHOT: Our Last Paper with Bob Koch, and Additional Technical History |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Dual-Channel, Pulse-Counting Pierce-Blitzstein Photometer–The PBPHOT: Our Last Paper with Bob Koch, and Additional Technical History |
| title_short | The Dual-Channel, Pulse-Counting Pierce-Blitzstein Photometer–The PBPHOT: Our Last Paper with Bob Koch, and Additional Technical History |
| title_sort | dual channel pulse counting pierce blitzstein photometer the pbphot our last paper with bob koch and additional technical history |
| topic | instrumentation: photometers history and philosophy of astronomy |
| url | http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kosss/OJOOBS/2012/v29n2/OJOOBS_2012_v29n2_195.pdf |
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