Overview
Launched on 2003 September 27, FIMS-SPEAR conducted the first large-area spectral imaging survey of the far-ultraviolet sky, a band which spans warm and hot plasma cooling lines, molecular hydrogen fluorescent emission, and dust-scattered starlight.
| Instrument type | Dual imaging spectrographs |
|---|---|
| Science survey operations | 2003 Nov 14 - 2004 Nov 10 |
| Wavelength coverage | S-Band (900–1150 Å) and L-Band (1350–1710 Å) |
| Spectral resolution | λ/Δλ=550 |
| Sky coverage | 80% of the sky |
| Spatial resolution | 5 arcmin (7 arcmin in available products) |
| Mission products | All-sky hyperspectral imaging, emission line maps, star spectra, pointed observations of the Vela supernova remnant |
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Citations and Acknowledgements
Please acknowledge the use of FIMS-SPEAR data in your publications:
- See How to Cite for essential details.
Refer to this document as:
- MAST 2023, FIMS-SPEAR Manual, eds. A.B. Lucy, K.-I. Seon, E. Korpela, Y.-S. Jo, M. Sirk, K.-W. Min, J. Edelstein (Baltimore: STScI)