Herschel HIFI: The Heterodyne Instrument for the Far-Infrared

F. P. Helmich*

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Abstract

An overview is given of the capabilities of the HIFI instrument on board of the Herschel Space Observatory, its observing modes and its calibration. With the superb spectral resolution and wide frequency coverage of HIFI a plethora of astrophysical studies are done.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEAS Publications Series
PublisherEAS Publications Series
Pages15-20
Number of pages6
Volume52
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov-2011

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