Observing with the ISO Short-Wavelength Spectrometer

T deGraauw, LN Haser, DA Beintema, PR Roelfsema, H vanAgthoven, L Barl, OH Bauer, HEG Bekenkamp, AJ Boonstra, DR Boxhoorn, J Cote, P deGroene, C vanDijkhuizen, J Evers, H Feuchtgruber, M Frericks, R Genzel, G Haerendel, AM Heras, KA vanderHuchtT vanderHulst, R Huygen, H Jacobs, G Jakob, T Kamperman, RO Katterloher, DJM Kester, D Kunze, D Kussendrager, F Lahuis, HJGLM Lamers, K Leech, S vanderLei, R vanderLinden, W Luinge, D Lutz, F Melzner, PW Morris, D vanNguyen, G Ploeger, S Price, A Salama, SG Schaeidt, N Sijm, C Smoorenburg, J Spakman, H Spoon, M Steinmayer, J Stoecker, EA Valentijn, B Vandenbussche, H Visser, C Waelkens, LBFM Waters, J Wensink, PR Wesselius, E Wiezorrek, E Wieprecht, JJ Wijnbergen, KJ Wildeman, E Young

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Abstract

The Short-Wavelength Spectrometer (SWS) is one of the four instruments on-board ESA's Infrared Space Observatory (ISO), launched on November 17, 1995. The spectrometer covers the wavelength range of 2.38 to 4.2 mu m with a spectral resolution ranging from 1000 to 2000. By inserting Fabry-Perot filters the resolution can be enhanced by a factor 20 for the wavelength range from 11.4 to 44.5 mu m. An overview is given of the instrument, its in-orbit calibration, performance, observing modes and off-line processing software.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)L49-L54
Number of pages6
JournalAstronomy & Astrophysics
Volume315
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Nov-1996

Keywords

  • INSTRUMENTATION: SPECTROGRAPHS
  • METHODS: DATA ANALYSIS
  • METHODS: OBSERVATIONAL
  • TECHNIQUES: SPECTROSCOPIC
  • INFRARED: GENERAL

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