NICMOS and its arrays - The near infrared camera and multi-object spectrometer

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Abstract

NICMOS is a second generation instrument for the Hubble Space Telescope to provide imaging and spectroscopic capabilities in the near infrared region. NICMOS utilizes HgCdTe detectors in three cameras, one with grisms, to image in the 0.8-2.5 mm spectral region.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)93-100
Number of pages8
JournalExperimental Astronomy
Volume3
Issue number1-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1994

Keywords

  • Infrared Arrays
  • Space

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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