The On-Orbit Performance of the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph

著者: Randy A. Kimble, B. E. Woodgate, Charles W. Bowers, S. B. Kraemer, M. E. Kaiser, T. R. Gull, Sara R. Heap, A. C. Danks, A. Boggess, R. F. Green, J. B. Hutchings, E. B. Jenkins, C. L. Joseph, J. L. Linsky, S. P. Maran, H. W. Moos, F. L. Roesler, J. G. Timothy, D. Weistrop, J. F. Grady, J. J. Loiacono, L. W. Brown, Mark Brumfield, David A. Content, Lee D. Feinberg, Mark Isaacs, Carolyn A. Krebs, V. L. Krueger, R. W. Melcher, F. J. Rebar, H. D. Vitagliano, John Yagelowich, W. Meyer, D. Hood, Vic S. Argabright, S. Becker, Murk J. Bottema, R. Breyer, Richard L. Bybee, P. R. Christon, A. Delamere, David Dorn, S. W. Downey, Phillip A. Driggers, D. Ebbets, James Gallegos, H. Garner, J. C. Hetlinger, R. L. Lettieri, C. W. Ludtke, David Michika, Rich Nyquist, D. Rose, Ralph Stocker, Joseph Sullivan, Charles N. Van Houten, Robert A. Woodruff, S. A. Baum, G. Hartig, V. Balzano, C. Biagetti, J. C. Blades, R. C. Bohlin, Mark Clampin, R. Doxsey, Henry C. Ferguson, Paul Goudfrooij, Stephen J. Hulbert, Ray Kutina, Mark McGrath, Don J. Lindler, Tracy L. Beck, J. Keith Feggans, P. Plait, Jennifer Sandoval, Robert Hill, Nicholas R. Collins, R. H. Cornett, W. B. Fowler, R. J. Hill, V. La Parola, E. M. Malumuth, Clive Standley, Morley M. Blouke, Anthony Grusczak, Richard Reed, Richard D. Robinson, Jeff A. Valenti, Thomas W. Wolfe - The Astrophysical Journal 1998 被引用: 269

The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) was successfully installed into the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in 1997 February, during the second HST servicing mission, STS-82. STIS is a versatile spectrograph, covering the 115-1000 nm wavelength range in a variety of spectroscopic and imaging modes that take advantage of the angular resolution, unobstructed wavelength coverage, and dark sky offered by the HST. In the months since launch, a number of performance tests and calibrations have been carried out and are continuing. These tests demonstrate that the instrument is performing very well. We present here a synopsis of the results to date.