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In-Orbit Performance of the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

G. Sonneborn
Affiliation:
NASA/GSFC, Code 681, Greenbelt MD 20771 USA
H. W. Moos
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics &Astronomy, Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD 21218 USA: The FUSE Science Team
K. R. Sembach
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics &Astronomy, Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD 21218 USA: The FUSE Science Team

Abstract

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The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite was launched by a Delta II rocket on 24 June 1999 into a ˜768 km, 25° orbit. Following the In-Orbit Checkout phase, FUSE is obtaining high-resoluti on spectra (λ/Δλ ≳ 20,000) in the spectral range 905 −1187 Å. The sensitivity meets or exceeds the pre-launch predictions. Many QSOs and AGNs have already been observed.

Type
3. Abundances of D, 3He and 4He
Copyright
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