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Table 1.

Parameters of spectrograph gratings used during the lifetime of project.

No. Start date Grooves λ m s−1 Scale (a) Measured and true (b) field strengths (G)

mm−1 Å mm Å−1 100 G 100 1000 2000 3000 4000
1 1917 602 6173 2 2.97 90 920 1900 3010 4320
2 1930 602 6173 2 2.97 90 920 1900 3010 4320
3 May 1949 400 6173 3 2.96 90 920 1900 3020 4340
4 29 Sep. 1950 400 6173 3 2.96 90 920 1900 3020 4340
5 19 May 1955 600 6173 2 2.96 90 920 1900 3020 4340
6 22 Aug. 1960 600 6173 2 2.96 90 920 1900 3020 4340
Same (c) Oct. 1961 600 5250 5 11.15 0.5° 90 940 2180 4050 … (d)
7 24 Dec. 1962 610 5250 5 11.66 0.5° 90 900 2080 3870 … (d)
8 17 May 1982 632 5250 5 12.96 0.5° 80 810 1870 3480 … (d)
9 21 Nov. 1994 367.5 5250 9 15.27 Table 2 … (e) 760–800 1880–1940 … (e) … (e)

Notes.

(a)

Angle of rotation of tip plate per 100 G.

(b)

Computed using Eqs. (1) and (2).

(c)

Grating No. 6 was used from 22 August 1960 through 23 December 1962. In October 1961, the wavelength for sunspot observations was changed to Fe I 5250.217 Å.

(d)

Out of measurement range for tip plate.

(e)

Out of range of lookup Table 2.

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