Observing with the ISO Short-Wavelength Spectrometer
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Graauw, T. de
Haser, L.N.
Beintema, D.A.
Roelfsema, P.R.
Agthoven, H. van
Barl, L.
Bauer, O.H.
Bekenkamp, H.E.G.
Boonstra, A.J.
Boxhoorn, D.R.
Coté, J.
Groene, P. de
Dijkhuizen, C. van
Drapatz, S.
Evers, J.
Feuchtgruber, H.
Frericks, M.
Genzel, R.
Haerendel, G.
Heras, A.M.
Hucht, K.A. van der
Hulst, T. van der
Huygen, R.
Jacobs, H.
Jakob, G.
Kamperman, Th.
Katterloher, R.O.
Kester, D.J.M.
Kunze, D.
Kussendrager, D.
Lahuis, F.
Lamers, H.J.G.L.M.
Leech, K.
Lei, S. van der
Linden, R. van der
Luinge, W.
Lutz, D.
Melzner, F.
Morris, P.W.
Nguyen, D. van
Ploeger, G.
Price, S.
Salama, A.
Schaeidt, S.G.
Sijm, N.
Smoorenburg, C.
Spakman, J.
Spoon, H.
Steinmayer, M.
Stoecker, J.
Valentijn, E.A.
Vandenbussche, B.
Visser, H.
Waelkens, C.
Waters, L.B.F.M.
Wensink, J.
Wesselius, P.R.
Wiezorrek, E.
Wieprecht, E.
Wijnbergen, J.J.
Wildeman, K.J.
Young, E.
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 45.2 μm 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 μm. An overview is given of the instrument, its in-orbit calibration, performance, observing modes and off-line processing software.
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TNO Identifier
233552
ISSN
00046361
Source
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 315(2), pp. L49-L54.
Collation
6 p.
Pages
L49-L54
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