A comparison of the theoretical and measured performance of the Herschel/SPIRE imaging Fourier transform spectrometer

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6265 II, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Spencer, Locke D ^a   Naylor, David A ^a   Swinyard, Bruce M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Herschel; Imaging Fourier transform spectroscopy; Instrumental line shape; Mach Zehnder; Performance testing; SPIRE

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OBSERVATORIES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPACE RESEARCH; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

INSTRUMENTAL LINE SHAPE; MACH ZEHNDER; PERFORMANCE TESTING; SPECTRAL AND PHOTOMETRIC IMAGING RECEIVER (SPIRE);

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33749022239     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.671565     Document Type: Conference Paper

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