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Hubble Space Telescope: Goddard high resolution spectrograph instrument handbook. Version 2.1The Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph (GHRS) is an ultraviolet spectrometer which has been designed to exploit the imaging and pointing capabilities of the Hubble Space Telescope. It will obtain observations of astronomical sources with greater spectral, spatial and temporal resolution than has been possible with previous space-based instruments. Data from the GHRS will be applicable to many types of scientific investigations, including studies of the interstellar medium, stellar winds, chromospheres and coronae, the byproducts and endproducts of stellar evolution, planetary atmospheres, comets, and many kinds of extragalactic sources. This handbook is intended to introduce the GHRS to potential users. The main purpose is to provide enough information to explore the feasibility of possible research projects and to plan, propose and execute a set of observations. An overview of the instrument performance, which should allow one to evaluate the suitability of the GHRS to specific projects, and a somewhat more detailed description of the GHRS hardware are given. How observing programs will be carried out, the various operating modes of the instrument, and the specific information about the performance of the instrument needed to plan an observation are discussed.
Document ID
19920008941
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Other
Authors
Duncan, Douglas K. (Space Telescope Science Inst. Baltimore, MD., United States)
Ebbets, Dennis (Ball Aerospace Systems Div. Boulder, CO., United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1990
Subject Category
Astronomy
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-189749
NAS 1.26:189749
Accession Number
92N18183
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-26555
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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