The on-orbit performance of the space telescope imaging spectrograph

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3356, Issue , 1998, Pages 188-202

  Kimble, R A ^a,b   Woodgate, B E ^a,b   Bowers, C W ^a,b   Kraemerf, S B ^a,c   Kaiser, M E ^a,d   Gull, T R ^a,b   Heap, S R ^a,b   Danksoe, A C ^a,e   Boggess, A ^a,f   Green, R F ^a,g   Hutchings, J B ^a,h   Jenkins, E B ^a,i   Joseph, C L ^a,j   Linsky, J L ^a,j   Maran, S P ^a,d   Moos, H W ^a,b   Roeslerom, F ^a,k   Timothy, J G ^a,l   Weistrop, D E ^a,m   Grady, J F ^b   Loiacono, J J ^b   Brumfield, M D ^b   Feinberg, L D ^b   Krebs, C A ^b   Meyer, W W ⁿ   Hood, D F ⁿ   Argabright, V S ⁿ   Hetlinger, J C ⁿ   Stocker, R B ⁿ   Woodruff, R A ⁿ   Baumr, S A ^o   Hartigr, G F ^o   Bohlinr, R C ^o   Clampinr, M ^o   Fergusonr, H C ^o   Goudfrooijr, R S ^o   McGrathr, M ^o   Lindler, D J ^b   Beck, T L ^b   Feggans, J K ^b   Plait, R ^b   Sandoval, J L ^b   Hille, R S ^b   Collinse, N R ^b   Cornette, R H ^b   Fowlere, W B ^b   Hille, R J ^b   Landsmane, W B ^b   Malumuthe, E M ^b   Crenshaw, D M ^b   Robinson, R D ^p   Valenti, J A ^f   more..

^a STIS Investigation Definition Team   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e National Optical Astronomy Observatories ^*  (United States)

^f NATIONAL OPTICAL ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^g NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^h PRINCETON UNIVERSITY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

ⁱ RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^k Goddard Space Flight Center ^*  (United States)

^l YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^m UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

ⁿ BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

^o AURA for the European Space Agency   (United States)

^p NONE   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

CCD; HST; MAMA; Space instrumentation; Spectrograph; STIS; Ultraviolet; Visible

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; SPECTROGRAPHS; SPACE OPTICS;

MAMA; SPACE INSTRUMENTATIONS; STIS; ULTRAVIOLET; VISIBLE;

SPACE TELESCOPES; OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE; SPACE INSTRUMENTATION; SPACE TELESCOPE IMAGING SPECTROGRAPH;

EID: 0032289048     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.324433     Document Type: Conference Paper

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