2000ApJ...538L...1M

Query : 2000ApJ...538L...1M

2000ApJ...538L...1M - Astrophys. J., 538, L1-L6 (2000/July-3)

Overview of the far ultraviolet spectroscopic explorer mission.

MOOS H.W., CASH W.C., COWIE L.L., DAVIDSEN A.F., DUPREE A.K., FELDMAN P.D., FRIEDMAN S.D., GREEN J.C., GREEN R.F., GRY C., HUTCHINGS J.B., JENKINS E.B., LINSKY J.L., MALINA R.F., MICHALITSIANOS A.G., SAVAGE B.D., SHULL J.M., SIEGMUND O.H.W., SNOW T.P., SONNEBORN G., VIDAL-MADJAR A., WILLIS A.J., WOODGATE B.E., YORK D.G., AKE T.B., ANDERSSON B.-G., ANDREWS J.P., BARKHOUSER R.H., BIANCHI L., BLAIR W.P., BROWNSBERGER K.R., CHA A.N., CHAYER P., CONARD S.J., FULLERTON A.W., GAINES G.A., GRANGE R., GUMMIN M.A., HEBRARD G., KRISS G.A., KRUK J.W., MARK D., McCARTHY D.K., MORBEY C.L., MUROWINSKI R., MURPHY E.M., OEGERLE W.R., OHL R.G., OLIVEIRA C., OSTERMAN S.N., SAHNOW D.J., SAISSE M., SEMBACH K.R., WEAVER H.A., WELSH B.Y., WILKINSON E. and ZHENG W.

Abstract (from CDS):

The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer satellite observes light in the far-ultraviolet spectral region, 905-1187 Å, with a high spectral resolution. The instrument consists of four co-aligned prime-focus telescopes and Rowland spectrographs with microchannel plate detectors. Two of the telescope channels use Al:LiF coatings for optimum reflectivity between approximately 1000 and 1187 Å, and the other two channels use SiC coatings for optimized throughput between 905 and 1105 Å. The gratings are holographically ruled to correct largely for astigmatism and to minimize scattered light. The microchannel plate detectors have KBr photocathodes and use photon counting to achieve good quantum efficiency with low background signal. The sensitivity is sufficient to examine reddened lines of sight within the Milky Way and also sufficient to use as active galactic nuclei and QSOs for absorption-line studies of both Milky Way and extragalactic gas clouds. This spectral region contains a number of key scientific diagnostics, including O VI, H I, D I, and the strong electronic transitions of H2 and HD.

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Journal keyword(s): Instrumentation: Spectrographs - Space Vehicles - Telescopes - Ultraviolet: General

Simbad objects: 9

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Number of rows : 9
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA 		ICRS (J2000)
DEC 		Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026 		#notes
1 NAME SMC G 00 52 38.0 -72 48 01   2.79 2.2     ~ 12317 1
2 NAME LMC G 05 23 34.6 -69 45 22     0.4     ~ 19090 0
3 SNR J052559-660453 SNR 05 26 00.4 -66 05 02     12.71     ~ 456 2
4 V* AB Dor TT* 05 28 44.8712165880 -65 26 55.199147208 8.259 7.856 6.999 6.496 5.993 K0V 1080 0
5 Mrk 116 AGN 09 34 02.1 +55 14 25           ~ 1179 1
6 HD 93129 ** 10 43 57.462360 -59 32 51.27000 6.26 7.840 7.884 7.839   O2If*+O3.5V((f)) 208 1
7 HS 1700+6416 QSO 17 01 00.6194059368 +64 12 09.118892376   16.39 16.17     ~ 382 0
8 PN K 1-16 PN 18 21 52.1086837968 +64 21 53.406292104   14.44 14.96 15.26   PG1159 258 0
9 Mrk 509 Sy1 20 44 09.7504483224 -10 43 24.727155528   13.35 13.12 10.7   ~ 1370 0

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