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The Ultraviolet Spectrometer and Polarimeter (UVSP) on the Solar Maximum Mission spacecraft is described, including the experiment objectives, system design, performance, and modes of operation. The instrument operates in the wavelength range 1150–3600 Å with better than 2 arc sec spatial resolution, raster range 256 × 256 arc sec2, and 20 mÅ spectral resolution in second order. Observations can be made with specific sets of 4 lines simultaneously, or with both sides of 2 lines simultaneously for velocity and polarization. A rotatable retarder can be inserted into the spectrometer beam for measurement of Zeeman splitting and linear polarization in the transition region and chromosphere.
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Woodgate, B.E., Tandberg-Hanssen, E.A., Bruner, E.C. et al. The Ultraviolet Spectrometer and Polarimeter on the Solar Maximum Mission. Sol Phys 65, 73–90 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00151385
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