The ISO Long-Wavelength Spectrometer

Abstract

The Long-Wavelength Spectrometer (LWS) is one of two complementary spectrometers aboard the European Space Agency's Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) (Kessler et al., 1996). It operates over the wavelength range 43 - 196.9 micrometers at either medium (about 150 to 200) or high (6800 to 9700) spectral resolving power. This Letter describes the instrument and its modes of operation; a companion paper (Swinyard et al, 1996) describes its performance and calibration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA464621

Entities

People

  • C. Armand
  • C. Ceccarelli
  • E. Caux
  • J.-c. Berges
  • J.-p. Baluteau
  • M. A. Buckley
  • M. Burgdorf
  • M. J. Barlow
  • P. A. Ade
  • P. E. Clegg

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Detectors
  • Energy Bands
  • High Resolution
  • Instrumentation
  • Line Spectra
  • Long Wavelengths
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Observers
  • Radiation
  • Short Wavelengths
  • Space Sciences
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Electrical Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space