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    The Herschel-Heterodyne Instrument for the Far-Infrared (HIFI)


    de Graauw, Th., Helmich, F.P., Phillips , T.G., Stutzki, J., Caux, E., Whyborn, N.D., Dieleman, P., Roelfsema, P.R., Aarts, H., Assendorp, R., Bachiller, R., Baechtold, W., Barcia, A., Beintema, D.A., Belitsky, V., Benz, A.O., Bieber, R., Boogert, A., Borys, C., Bumble, B., Cais, P., Caris, M., Cerulli-Irelli, P., Chattopadhyay, G., Cherednichenko, S., Ciechanowicz, M., Coeur-Joly, O., Comito, C., Cros, A., de Jonge, A., de Lange, G., Delforges, B., Delorme, Y., den Boggende, T., Desbat, J.-M., Diez-Gonzalez, C., Di Giorgio, A.M., Dubbeldam, L., Edwards, K., Eggens, M., Erickson, N., Evers, J., Fich, M., Finn, T., Franke, B., Gaier, T., Gal, C., Gao, J.R., Gallego, J.-D., Gauffre, S., Gill, J.J., Glenz, S., Golstein, H., Goulooze, H., Gunsing, T., Gusten, R., Hartogh, P., Hatch, W.A., Higgins, R., Honingh, E.C., Huisman, R., Jackson, B.D., Jacobs, H., Jacobs, K., Jarchow, C., Javadi, H., Jellema, W., Justen, M., Karpov, A., Kasemann, C., Kawamura, J., Keizer, G., Kester, D., Klapwijk, T.M., Klein, Th., Kollberg, E., Kooi, J., Kooiman, P.-P., Kopf, B., Krause, M., Krieg, J.-M., Kramer, C., Kruizenga, B., Kuhn, T., Laauwen, W., Lai, R., Larsson, B., Leduc, H.G., Leinz, C., Lin, R.H., Liseau, R., Liu, G.S., Loose, A., Lopez-Fernandez, I., Lord, S., Luinge, W., Marston, A., Martin-Pintado, J., Maestrini, A., Maiwald, F.W., McCoey, C., Mehdi, I., Megej, A., Melchior, M., Meinsma, L., Merkel, H., Michalska, M., Monstein, C., Moratschke, D., Morris, P., Muller, H., Murphy, J.Anthony, Naber, A., Natale, E., Nowosielski, W., Nuzzolo, F., Olberg, M., Olbrich, M., Orfei, R., Orleanski, P., Ossenkopf, V., Peacock, T., Pearson, J.C., Peron, I., Phillip-May, S., Piazzo, L., Planesas, P., Rataj, M., Ravera, L., Risacher, C., Salez, M., Samoska, L.A., Saraceno, P., Schieder, R., Schlecht, E., Schloder, F., Schmulling, F., Schultz, M., Schuster, K., Siebertz, O., Smit, H., Szczerba, R., Shipman, R., Steinmetz, E., Stern, J.A., Stokroos, M., Teipen, R., Teyssier, D., Tils, T., Trappe, Neil, van Baaren, C., van Leeuwen, B.-J., van de Stadt, H., Visser, H., Wildeman, K.J., Wafelbakker, C.K., Ward, J.S., Wesselius, P., Wild, W., Wulff, S., Wunsch, H.-J., Tielens, X., Zaal, P., Zirath, H., Zmuidzinas, J. and Zwart, F. (2010) The Herschel-Heterodyne Instrument for the Far-Infrared (HIFI). Astronomy & Astrophysics, 518 (L.6). pp. 1-7. ISSN 0004-6361

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    Abstract

    Aims. This paper describes the Heterodyne Instrument for the Far-Infrared (HIFI) that was launched onboard ESA’s Herschel Space Observatory in May 2009. Methods. The instrument is a set of 7 heterodyne receivers that are electronically tuneable, covering 480−1250 GHz with SIS mixers and the 1410−1910 GHz range with hot electron bolometer (HEB) mixers. The local oscillator (LO) subsystem comprises a Ka-band synthesizer followed by 14 chains of frequency multipliers and 2 chains for each frequency band. A pair of auto-correlators and a pair of acousto-optical spectrometers process the two IF signals from the dual-polarization, single-pixel front-ends to provide instantaneous frequency coverage of 2 × 4 GHz, with a set of resolutions (125 kHz to 1 MHz) that are better than 0.1 kms−1. Results. After a successful qualification and a pre-launch TB/TV test program, the flight instrument is now in-orbit and completed successfully the commissioning and performance verification phase. The in-orbit performance of the receivers matches the pre-launch sensitivities. We also report on the in-orbit performance of the receivers and some first results of HIFI’s operations.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: instrumentation; spectrographs – methods; observational – infrared; general – submillimeter; general – techniques; spectroscopic;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Experimental Physics
    Item ID: 2083
    Depositing User: Dr. Neil Trappe
    Date Deposited: 11 Aug 2010 15:32
    Journal or Publication Title: Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Publisher: EDP Sciences
    Refereed: Yes
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    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/2083
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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