Title :
The Herschel Space Observatory
Author :
Griffin, Matt ; Pilbratt, Göran ; De Graauw, Thijs ; Poglitsch, Albrecht
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Cardiff Univ., Cardiff
Abstract :
The Herschel Space Observatory is the fourth cornerstone mission in the European Space Agency (ESA) science programme. Herschel will be equipped with a passively cooled 3.5-m diameter Cassegrain telescope and three scientific instruments - HIFI, PACS and SPIRE - which together will carry out sensitive imaging and spectroscopy in the FIR and submillimetre range, covering wavelengths between 57 and 670 mum. This paper summarises the design and scientific capabilities of Herschel and its instruments.
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; astronomical observatories; astronomical spectra; astronomical telescopes; space vehicles; submillimetre astronomy; submillimetre wave imaging; submillimetre wave spectroscopy; Cassegrain telescope; ESA; European Space Agency science programme; FIR imaging; FIR spectroscopy; HIFI; Herschel Space Observatory; PACS; SPIRE; fourth cornerstone mission; fully-assembled spacecraft; scientific instruments; submillimetre range; wavelength 57 mum to 670 mum; Instruments; Mirrors; Observatories; Optical receivers; Picture archiving and communication systems; Space missions; Space vehicles; Spectroscopy; Support vector machines; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, 2008. IRMMW-THz 2008. 33rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2119-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2120-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665517
