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The SPIRE Instrument

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 December 2008

L. Pagani ,
M. Gerin ,
M. Griffin ,
P. Ade ,
Ph. André ,
J.-P. Baluteau ,
J. Bock ,
A. Franceschini ,
W. Gear  and
J. Glenn
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M. Griffin
Affiliation:
School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, UK
P. Ade
Affiliation:
School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, UK
Ph. André
Affiliation:
CEA, Saclay, France
J.-P. Baluteau
Affiliation:
OAMP, Marseille, France
J. Bock
Affiliation:
JPL, Pasadena, USA
A. Franceschini
Affiliation:
University of Padua, Italy
W. Gear
Affiliation:
School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, UK
J. Glenn
Affiliation:
University of Colorado, USA
M. Huang
Affiliation:
NAOC, Beijing, China
K. King
Affiliation:
RAL, Chilton, UK
E. Lellouch
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Meudon, Paris
D. Naylor
Affiliation:
University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
S. Oliver
Affiliation:
University of Sussex, UK
G. Olofsson
Affiliation:
Stockholm Observatory, Sweden
M. Page
Affiliation:
MSSL, Surrey, UK
I. Perez-Fournon
Affiliation:
IAC, Tenerife, Spain
M. Rowan-Robinson
Affiliation:
Imperial College, London, UK
P. Saraceno
Affiliation:
IFSI, Rome, Italy
E. Sawyer
Affiliation:
RAL, Chilton, UK
B. Swinyard
Affiliation:
RAL, Chilton, UK
L. Vigroux
Affiliation:
IAP, Paris, France
G. Wright
Affiliation:
UK ATC, Edinburgh, UK
A. Zavagno
Affiliation:
OAMP, Marseille, France
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Abstract

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.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 34: Astronomy in the Submillimeter and Far Infrared Domains with the Herschel Space Observatory , 2009 , pp. 33 - 42
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2009

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