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Herschel–SPIRE: an update on performance and plans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2011

M. Röllig ,
R. Simon ,
V. Ossenkopf ,
J. Stutzki ,
M.J. Griffin  and
T.L. Lim
M.J. Griffin
Affiliation:
School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, The Parade, Cardiff CF24 3AA, UK
T.L. Lim
Affiliation:
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, UK
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Abstract

SPIRE, the Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver, is Herschel’s submillimetre camera and spectrometer. It comprises a three-band imaging photometer operating at 250, 350 and 500 μm, and an imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS) covering 194–671 μm. The instrument design and its in-flight performance, calibration and data processing are outlined by Griffin et al. (2010) and Swinyard et al. (2010) in the Astronomy & Astrophysics special issue on first results from Herschel. Here we provide a brief update on the status of SPIRE including some recent and future enhancements to the data processing and calibration.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 52: Conditions and Impact of Star Formation , 2011 , pp. 9 - 14
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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2011

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