The near infrared camera and multiple objective spectrometer for the hubble space telescope

Rodger I. Thompson

doi:10.1016/0273-1177(91)90505-E

The near infrared camera and multiple objective spectrometer for the hubble space telescope

Rodger I. Thompson

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NICMOS, the Near Infrared Camera and Multiple Objective Spectrometer, will be a key instrument for high redshift studies with the Hubble Space Telescope. The combination of high spatial resolution, low background, and very high detector sensitivity provides detection capabilities for objects, if present, to redshifts of 20 and beyond. In many cases definitive redshift measurements via detection of Lyman α line radiation is well within the NICMOS capabilities. NICMOS is an important cosmological tool connecting the HST visual and ultraviolet observations with the longer wavelength observations of cold telescopes such as COBE, ISO, and SIRTF.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	295-300
Number of pages	6
Journal	Advances in Space Research
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0273-1177(91)90505-E
State	Published - 1991

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Aerospace Engineering
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Geophysics
Atmospheric Science
Space and Planetary Science
General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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