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Getting the Dispersion Solution</A>
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The determination of the dispersion solution involves an arc
lamp spectrum
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and a line catalog
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The parameters
required for line detection, identification and wavelength calibration
are displayed by the command:
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Midas...> <TT>SHOW/LONG w</TT>
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<I>Petra Nass</I>
<BR><I>1999-06-15</I>
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