The Field Camera Unit of the WSO/UV telescope
Year: 2009
Authors: Pace E., Gherardi A., Gambicorti L., Pancrazzi M., Pagano I., Scuderi S., Pontoni C., Munari M., Piotto G., Villanova S., Magrin D., Uslenghi M., Fiorini M., Trifoglio M., Cavazzuti E., Miccolis M.
Autors Affiliation: Dipartimento di Astronomia e Scienza dello Spazio, Università di Firenze, Largo E. Fermi 2, Firenze, Italy; INAF, Osservatorio di Catania, Catania, Italy; Università di Padova, Padova, Italy; INAF, Osservatorio di Padova, Padova, Italy; INAF, IASF di Milano, Milan, Italy; INAF, IASF di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Rome, Italy; Thales Alenia Space, Milan, Italy
Abstract: The WSO-UV space observatory, an UV-optimized 1.7 m Ritchey-Chretien telescope, will investigate many astrophysical phenomena from planetary science to cosmology. The Field Camera Unit is a multi-spectral radial instrument on the focal plane of WSO-UV. It will have three channels covering the wide spectral range from 115 nm to 800 nm and it will be operated in imaging, low-resolution spectroscopic, polarimetric and spectro-polarimetric modes. This paper will discuss and review the main characteristics and the present status of this instrument.
Journal/Review: ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE
Volume: 320 (1-3) Pages from: 197 to: 202
KeyWords: WSO/UV; FCU imager; UV telescope; UV astronomy; DOI: 10.1007/s10509-008-9858-8Connecting to view paper tab on IsiWeb: Click here