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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
The Herschel -SPIRE instrument and its in-flight performance
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 518, No. 4, Article L3, Year 2010
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Description
The Spectral and Photometric Imaging REceiver (SPIRE), is the Herschel Space Observatory's submillimetre camera and spectrometer. It contains a three-band imaging photometer operating at 250, 350 and 500 μm, and an imaging Fourier-transform spectrometer (FTS) which covers simultaneously its whole operating range of 194-671 μm (447-1550 GHz). The SPIRE detectors are arrays of feedhorn-coupled bolometers cooled to 0.3 K. The photometer has a field of view of 4′ × 8′, observed simultaneously in the three spectral bands. Its main operating mode is scan-mapping, whereby the field of view is scanned across the sky to achieve full spatial sampling and to cover large areas if desired. The spectrometer has an approximately circular field of view with a diameter of 2.6′. The spectral resolution can be adjusted between 1.2 and 25 GHz by changing the stroke length of the FTS scan mirror. Its main operating mode involves a fixed telescope pointing with multiple scans of the FTS mirror to acquire spectral data. For extended source measurements, multiple position offsets are implemented by means of an internal beam steering mirror to achieve the desired spatial sampling and by rastering of the telescope pointing to map areas larger than the field of view. The SPIRE instrument consists of a cold focal plane unit located inside the Herschel cryostat and warm electronics units, located on the spacecraft Service Module, for instrument control and data handling. Science data are transmitted to Earth with no on-board data compression, and processed by automatic pipelines to produce calibrated science products. The in-flight performance of the instrument matches or exceeds predictions based on pre-launch testing and modelling: the photometer sensitivity is comparable to or slightly better than estimated pre-launch, and the spectrometer sensitivity is also better by a factor of 1.5-2. © ESO 2010.
Authors & Co-Authors
Griffin, Matthew J.
Unknown Affiliation
Abergel, Alain
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Université Paris-saclay
Ade, Peter A.R.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Ándré, Philippe J.
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Barlow, M. J.
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Bendo, George J.
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Bock, James J.
United States, Washington, D.c.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Castro-Rodriguéz, Nieves
Spain, San Cristobal de la Laguna
Instituto Astrofisico de Canarias
Chanial, Pierre F.
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Clements, David L.
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Conversi, Luca
Spain, Madrid
European Space Astronomy Centre
Cox, Pierre
France, Saint Martin D'heres
Iram Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique
Di Giorgio, Anna Maria
Italy, Rome
Istituto Di Fisica Dello Spazio Interplanetario, Rome
Dowell, Charles Darren
United States, Washington, D.c.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Duband, Lionel
France, Grenoble
Cea Grenoble
Franceschini, Alberto
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Gastaud, Rene
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Glenn, Jason
United States, Boulder
Planetary Solutions, Inc.
Guest, Steven
United Kingdom, Didcot
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Hargrave, Peter C.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Hatziminaoglou, Evanthia
Spain, San Cristobal de la Laguna
Instituto Astrofisico de Canarias
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
European Southern Observatory
Hristov, Viktor V.
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
Isaak, Kate G.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Netherlands, Noordwijk Aan Zee
Estec - European Space Research and Technology Centre
Ivison, Robert J.
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Uk Astronomy Technology Centre
Jennings, Donalds E.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Laurent, Philippe
France, Marseille
Laboratoire D'astrophysique de Marseille
Lellouch, Emmanuel
France, Meudon
Lesia - Laboratoire D'etudes Spatiales et D'instrumentation en Astrophysique
Levenson, Louis R.
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
Li, Jinzeng
China, Beijing
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lu, Nanyao
Unknown Affiliation
Madden, Suzanne C.
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Mainetti, Gabrielle
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
McKay-Bukowski, Derek J.
United Kingdom, Didcot
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Molinari, Sergio
Italy, Rome
Istituto Di Fisica Dello Spazio Interplanetario, Rome
Moseley, Harvey S.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Nguyên, Hien Trong
United States, Washington, D.c.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
O'Halloran, Brian
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Oliver, Seb J.
United Kingdom, Brighton
University of Sussex
Olofsson, Göran
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholms Universitet
Olofsson, Hans G.
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholms Universitet
Panuzzo, Pasquale
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Papageorgiou, Andreas
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Pearson, Christopher P.
United Kingdom, Didcot
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Pérez-Fournon, Ismael
Spain, San Cristobal de la Laguna
Instituto Astrofisico de Canarias
Pisano, Giampaolo
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
United Kingdom, Manchester
The University of Manchester
Pohlen, Michael
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Rigopoulou, Dimitra
United Kingdom, Didcot
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Roussel, Hélène
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Rowan-Robinson, Michael
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Sauvage, Marc
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Schneider, Nicola
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Schulz, Bernhard
Unknown Affiliation
Shafer, Richard A.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Shupe, David L.
Unknown Affiliation
Sidher, Sunil D.
United Kingdom, Didcot
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Smith, Anthony J.
United Kingdom, Brighton
University of Sussex
Stevens, Jason A.
United Kingdom, Hatfield
University of Hertfordshire
Swinyard, Bruce M.
United Kingdom, Didcot
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Trichas, Markos
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Tucker, Carole E.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Turner, Anthony D.
United States, Washington, D.c.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Vaccari, Mattia
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Valtchanov, Ivan
Spain, Madrid
European Space Astronomy Centre
Vigroux, Laurent G.
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Voellmer, George M.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Walker, Helen C.
United Kingdom, Didcot
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Wesson, Roger
United Kingdom, London
University College London
White, Glenn J.
United Kingdom, Didcot
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
United Kingdom, Milton Keynes
The Open University
Wilson, Christine D.
Canada, Hamilton
Mcmaster University
Wright, Gillian S.
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Uk Astronomy Technology Centre
Xu, Cong Kevin
Unknown Affiliation
Zemcov, Michael B.
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
Statistics
Citations: 2,621
Authors: 72
Affiliations: 31
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1051/0004-6361/201014519
ISSN:
00046361
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases