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EAS Publications Series
Volume 34, 2009
Astronomy in the Submillimeter and Far Infrared Domains with the Herschel Space Observatory
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| Page(s) | 33 - 42 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas:0934003 | |
| Published online | 20 December 2008 | |
L. Pagani and M. Gerin (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 34 (2009) 33-42
The SPIRE Instrument
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School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, UK
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CEA, Saclay, France
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OAMP, Marseille, France
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JPL, Pasadena, USA
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University of Padua, Italy
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University of Colorado, USA
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NAOC, Beijing, China
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RAL, Chilton, UK
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Observatoire de Meudon, Paris
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University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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University of Sussex, UK
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Stockholm Observatory, Sweden
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MSSL, Surrey, UK
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IAC, Tenerife, Spain
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Imperial College, London, UK
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IFSI, Rome, Italy
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IAP, Paris, France
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UK ATC, Edinburgh, UK
SPIRE, the Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver, is Herschel's submillimetre camera and spectrometer. It comprises a three-band imaging photometer operating at 250, 350 and 500 μm, and an imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS) covering 194–672 μm. The design of SPIRE is described, and the expected scientific performance is summarised, based on modelling and flight instrument test results.
© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2009