The infrared spectrograph on the Spitzer Space Telescope

James R. Houck; Thomas L. Roellig; Jeff Van Cleve; William J. Forrest; Terry L. Herter; Charles R. Lawrence; Keith Matthews; Harold J. Reitsema; B. Thomas Soifer; Dan M. Watson; Dan Weedman; Marty Huisjen; John R. Troeltzsch; Donald J. Barry; J. Bernard-Salas; Craig Blacken; Bernhard Rainer Brandl; Vassilis Charmandaris; Daniel Devost; George E. Gull; Peter Hall; Charles P. Henderson; S. James U. Higdon; Bruce E. Pirger; Justin Schoenwald; Greg C. Sloan; Keven I. Uchida; Philip N. Appleton; Lee Armus; Martin J. Burgdorf; Sergio B. Fajardo-Acosta; Carl J. Grillmair; Jim G. Ingalls; Patrick W. Morris; Harry I. Teplitz

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12 October 2004 The infrared spectrograph on the Spitzer Space Telescope

James R. Houck; Thomas L. Roellig; Jeff Van Cleve; William J. Forrest; Terry L. Herter; Charles R. Lawrence; Keith Matthews; Harold J. Reitsema; B. Thomas Soifer; Dan M. Watson; Dan Weedman; Marty Huisjen; John R. Troeltzsch; Donald J. Barry; J. Bernard-Salas; Craig Blacken; Bernhard Rainer Brandl; Vassilis Charmandaris; Daniel Devost; George E. Gull; Peter Hall; Charles P. Henderson; S. James U. Higdon; Bruce E. Pirger; Justin Schoenwald; Greg C. Sloan; Keven I. Uchida; Philip N. Appleton; Lee Armus; Martin J. Burgdorf; Sergio B. Fajardo-Acosta; Carl J. Grillmair; Jim G. Ingalls; Patrick W. Morris; Harry I. Teplitz

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Proceedings Volume 5487, Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Space Telescopes; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550517
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

The Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) is one of three science instruments on the Spitzer Space Telescope. The IRS comprises four separate spectrograph modules covering the wavelength range from 5.3 to 38 μm with spectral resolutions, R~90 and 650, and it was optimized to take full advantage of the very low background in the space environment. The IRS is performing at or better than the pre-launch predictions. An autonomous target acquisition capability enables the IRS to locate the mid-infrared centroid of a source, providing the information so that the spacecraft can accurately offset that centroid to a selected slit. This feature is particularly useful when taking spectra of sources with poorly known coordinates. An automated data reduction pipeline has been developed at the Spitzer Science Center.

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James R. Houck, Thomas L. Roellig, Jeff Van Cleve, William J. Forrest, Terry L. Herter, Charles R. Lawrence, Keith Matthews, Harold J. Reitsema, B. Thomas Soifer, Dan M. Watson, Dan Weedman, Marty Huisjen, John R. Troeltzsch, Donald J. Barry, J. Bernard-Salas, Craig Blacken, Bernhard Rainer Brandl, Vassilis Charmandaris, Daniel Devost, George E. Gull, Peter Hall, Charles P. Henderson, S. James U. Higdon, Bruce E. Pirger, Justin Schoenwald, Greg C. Sloan, Keven I. Uchida, Philip N. Appleton, Lee Armus, Martin J. Burgdorf, Sergio B. Fajardo-Acosta, Carl J. Grillmair, Jim G. Ingalls, Patrick W. Morris, and Harry I. Teplitz "The infrared spectrograph on the Spitzer Space Telescope", Proc. SPIE 5487, Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Space Telescopes, (12 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550517

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