Herschel-SPIRE: design, ground test results, and predicted performance

Matt Griffin; Bruce Swinyard; Laurent Vigroux; Alain Abergel; Peter Ade; Philippe André; Jean-Paul Baluteau; James Bock; Alberto Franceschini; Walter Gear; Jason Glenn; Maohai Huang; Douglas Griffin; Ken King; Emmanuel Lellouch; David Naylor; Seb Oliver; Göran Olofsson; Ismael Perez-Fournon; Mat Page; Michael Rowan-Robinson; Paolo Saraceno; Eric Sawyer; Gillian Wright; Annie Zavagno; Asier Abreu; George Bendo; Alan Dowell; Darren Dowell; Marc Ferlet; Trevor Fulton; Peter Hargrave; Glenn Laurent; Sarah Leeks; Tanya Lim; Nanyao Lu; Hien Nguyen; Alan Pearce; Edward Polehampton; Davide Rizzo; Bernhard Schulz; Sunil Sidher; Dave Smith; Locke Spencer; Ivan Valtchanov; Adam Woodcraft; Kevin Xu; Lijun Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.788312

12 July 2008 Herschel-SPIRE: design, ground test results, and predicted performance

Matt Griffin, Bruce Swinyard, Laurent Vigroux, Alain Abergel, Peter Ade, Philippe André, Jean-Paul Baluteau, James Bock, Alberto Franceschini, Walter Gear, Jason Glenn, Maohai Huang, Douglas Griffin, Ken King, Emmanuel Lellouch, David Naylor, Seb Oliver, Göran Olofsson, Ismael Perez-Fournon, Mat Page, Michael Rowan-Robinson, Paolo Saraceno, Eric Sawyer, Gillian Wright, Annie Zavagno, Asier Abreu, George Bendo, Alan Dowell, Darren Dowell, Marc Ferlet, Trevor Fulton, Peter Hargrave, Glenn Laurent, Sarah Leeks, Tanya Lim, Nanyao Lu, Hien Nguyen, Alan Pearce, Edward Polehampton, Davide Rizzo, Bernhard Schulz, Sunil Sidher, Dave Smith, Locke Spencer, Ivan Valtchanov, Adam Woodcraft, Kevin Xu, Lijun Zhang

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Proceedings Volume 7010, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter; 701006 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788312
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2008, Marseille, France

Abstract

SPIRE, the Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver, is a submillimetre camera and spectrometer for Herschel. It comprises a three-band camera operating at 250, 350 and 500 µm, and an imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer covering 194-672 μm. The photometer field of view is 4x8 arcmin., viewed simultaneously in the three bands. The FTS has an approximately circular field of view of 2.6 arcmin. diameter and spectral resolution adjustable between 0.04 and 2 cm^-1 ( λ/▵λ=20-1000 at 250 μm). Following successful testing in a dedicated facility designed to simulate the in-flight operational conditions, SPIRE has been integrated in the Herschel spacecraft and is now undergoing system-level testing prior to launch. The main design features of SPIRE are reviewed, the key results of instrument testing are outlined, and a summary of the predicted in-flight performance is given.

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Matt Griffin, Bruce Swinyard, Laurent Vigroux, Alain Abergel, Peter Ade, Philippe André, Jean-Paul Baluteau, James Bock, Alberto Franceschini, Walter Gear, Jason Glenn, Maohai Huang, Douglas Griffin, Ken King, Emmanuel Lellouch, David Naylor, Seb Oliver, Göran Olofsson, Ismael Perez-Fournon, Mat Page, Michael Rowan-Robinson, Paolo Saraceno, Eric Sawyer, Gillian Wright, Annie Zavagno, Asier Abreu, George Bendo, Alan Dowell, Darren Dowell, Marc Ferlet, Trevor Fulton, Peter Hargrave, Glenn Laurent, Sarah Leeks, Tanya Lim, Nanyao Lu, Hien Nguyen, Alan Pearce, Edward Polehampton, Davide Rizzo, Bernhard Schulz, Sunil Sidher, Dave Smith, Locke Spencer, Ivan Valtchanov, Adam Woodcraft, Kevin Xu, and Lijun Zhang "Herschel-SPIRE: design, ground test results, and predicted performance", Proc. SPIE 7010, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter, 701006 (12 July 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788312

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