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Herschel HIFI - the Heterodyne Instrument for the Far-Infrared

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2011

M. Röllig ,
R. Simon ,
V. Ossenkopf ,
J. Stutzki  and
F.P. Helmich
F.P. Helmich
Affiliation:
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Landleven 12, 9747 AD Groningen, The Netherlands
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Abstract

An overview is given of the capabilities of the HIFI instrument on board of the Herschel Space Observatory, its observing modes and its calibration. With the superb spectral resolution and wide frequency coverage of HIFI a plethora of astrophysical studies are done.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 52: Conditions and Impact of Star Formation , 2011 , pp. 15 - 20
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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2011

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