Observing with the ISO Short-Wavelength Spectrometer.

de Graauw, T; Haser, LN; Beintema, DA; Roelfsema, PR; van Agthoven, H; Barl, L; Bauer, OH; Bekenkamp, HEG; Boonstra, A-J; Boxhoorn, DR; Cote, J; de Groene, P; van Dijkhuizen, C; Drapatz, S; Evers, J; Feuchtgruber, H; Frericks, M; Genzel, R; Haerendel, G; Heras, AM; van der Hucht, KA; van der Hulst, T; Huygen, R; Jacobs, H; Jakob, G; Kamperman, T; Katterloher, RO; Kester, DJM; Kunze, D; Kussendrager, D; Lahuis, F; Lamers, HJGLM; Leech, K; van der Lei, S; van der Linden, R; Luinge, W; Lutz, D; Melzner, F; Morris, PW; van Nguyen, D; Ploeger, G; Price, S; Salama, A; Schaeidt, SG; Sijm, N; Smoorenburg, C; Spakman, J; Spoon, H; Steinmayer, M; Stoecker, J; Valentijn, EA; Vandenbussche, B; Visser, H; Waelkens, C; Waters, LBFM; Wensink, J; Wesselius, PR; Wiezorrek, E; Wieprecht, E; Wijnbergen, JJ; Wildeman, KJ; Young, E

Observing with the ISO Short-Wavelength Spectrometer.

Author:

de Graauw, T

Haser, LN ; Beintema, DA ; Roelfsema, PR ; van Agthoven, H ; Barl, L ; Bauer, OH ; Bekenkamp, HEG ; Boonstra, A-J ; Boxhoorn, DR ; Cote, J ; de Groene, P ; van Dijkhuizen, C ; Drapatz, S ; Evers, J ; Feuchtgruber, H ; Frericks, M ; Genzel, R ; Haerendel, G ; Heras, AM ; van der Hucht, KA ; van der Hulst, T ; Huygen, R ; Jacobs, H ; Jakob, G ; Kamperman, T ; Katterloher, RO ; Kester, DJM ; Kunze, D ; Kussendrager, D ; Lahuis, F ; Lamers, HJGLM ; Leech, K ; van der Lei, S ; van der Linden, R ; Luinge, W ; Lutz, D ; Melzner, F ; Morris, PW ; van Nguyen, D ; Ploeger, G ; Price, S ; Salama, A ; Schaeidt, SG ; Sijm, N ; Smoorenburg, C ; Spakman, J ; Spoon, H ; Steinmayer, M ; Stoecker, J ; Valentijn, EA ; Vandenbussche, B ; Visser, H ; Waelkens, C ; Waters, LBFM ; Wensink, J ; Wesselius, PR ; Wiezorrek, E ; Wieprecht, E ; Wijnbergen, JJ ; Wildeman, KJ ; Young, E

Keywords:

Science & Technology, Physical Sciences, Astronomy & Astrophysics, instrumentation, spectrographs, methods, data analysis, methods, observational, techniques, spectroscopic, infrared, general, nstrumentation, spectrographs; methods, data analysis; methods, observational; techniques, spectroscopic; infrared, general, 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences, 5101 Astronomical sciences, 5107 Particle and high energy physics, 5109 Space sciences

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 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.