The Infrared Space Laboratory (ISO) and its instruments

Details The Infrared Space Laboratory (ISO) and its instruments The Infrared Space Laboratory (ISO) and its instruments

Sep 1989

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IN: New technologies for astronomy; Proceedings of the Meeting, Paris, France, Apr. 25, 26, 1989 (A90-37976 16-89). Bellingham,

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Infrared Space Observatory (Iso), Satellite-Borne Instruments, Spaceborne Astronomy, Cameras, Cryogenic Temperature, Cryostats, European Space Programs, Infrared Instruments, Polarimeters

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ESA's IR Space Observatory (ISO) will operate in the 3-200 micron range, using a large cryostat containing superfluid He to maintain the telescope and its focal array instruments at 2-3 K. The instruments are a 3-200 micron imaging photopolarimeter, a 3-17 micron camera, a 3-45 micron short wavelength spectrometer, and a 45-180 micron long wavelength spectrometer. ISO is scheduled for launch in early 1993 into an elliptical, 1000-km perigee/70,000 km apogee orbit; it will be operational for a minimum of 18 months, during which fully two-thirds of its observing time will be available to the general astronomical community.

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