Automated systems for the analysis of meteor spectra: The SMART Project

DOI: 
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2016.12.005
Publication date : 
22/12/2016
Main author: 
Madiedo, José M.
Authors: 
Madiedo, José M.
Journal: 
PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE
Publication type: 
Article
Abstract: 
This work analyzes a meteor spectroscopy survey called SMART (Spectroscopy of Meteoroids in the Atmosphere by means of Robotic Technologies), which is being conducted since 2006. In total, 55 spectrographs have been deployed at 10 different locations in Spain with the aim to obtain information about the chemical nature of meteoroids ablating in the atmosphere. The main improvements in the hardware and the software developed in the framework of this project are described, and some results obtained by these automatic devices are also discussed.