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Acknowledgments

ISOCAM would not have been the successful instrument it was without the enthusiastic and capable contribution of many colleagues in France and throughout Europe and the World (see the lists of co-investigators and laboratories).

The Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) and the Direction de Sciences de la Matière of the Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (DSM/CEA) are thanked for their support to build ISOCAM. Further funding was provided by the Istituto di Tecnologie e Studio delle Radiazioni Extraterrestri (TESRE) and the Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova (ground support equipment), as well as by the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh and the Stockholm Observatory (optical components).

The CEA and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) gave their generous support providing the personnel to build, test, and exploit the scientific and calibration results gathered during operations and for further understanding ISOCAM throughout the Post Operations Phase.

PI team and European Space Agency (ESA) personnel worked closely together during the Development Phase for testing and preparation of a wide range of in-flight procedures and command sequences. The joint PI/ESA Instrument Dedicated Team formed in those pre-launch times went on to maintain and calibrate the instrument through all aspects of its in-flight operations, closely supported by the `home team' at CEA, Saclay and the Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale (IAS), Orsay. Similar joint efforts sustained the Off-Line Processing (OLP) pipeline and CAM Interactive Analysis (CIA) development work. This collaborative approach persisted throughout the Post-Operations Phase.

Principal Investigator

Cesarsky, C. J. (SAp¹)

Co-investigators

The co-investigators played a central role in defining the technical characteristics of ISOCAM in order to carry out the science programmes agreed upon by all of them. The untimely death of Serge Cazes prevented him from celebrating the success of the mission with the rest of the ISOCAM team.

Cazes, S. (IAS)

Cesarsky, D. A. (IAS/MPE)

Chedin, A. (LMD)

Combes, M. (OPM)

Franceschini, A. (DAP)

Gorisse, M. (SAp)

Hawarden, T. (ROE)

Léna, P. (OPM)

Longair, M. S. (ROE)

Mandolesi, R. (TESRE)

Nordh, L. (SO)

Persi, P. (IAS-CNR)

Pérault, M. (ENS)

Rouan, D. (OPM)

Sargent, A. (CalTech)

Sibille, F. (OdL) Project Scientist.

Vigroux, L. (SAp)

Wade, R. (ROE)

Collaborators

Many people collaborated to define, build, test and use ISOCAM during Ground Testing, Performance Verification Phase and In-Orbit Operations; several of them continued their involvement throughout the three and a half years of the Post-Operations Phase.

Construction and Ground Calibration Phase

People listed here include those that participated in the mechanical, optical and cryo-mechanical studies that led to the definition of ISOCAM. as well as those who designed and built the on-board electronic subsystems, developed the on-board software and worked on the Ground Support Equipment. Others participated in the development of the extensive software systems and procedures later used for the in-flight calibration, system tests and uplink subsystems or in the Off-Line Processing (OLP) pipeline.

Abergel, A. (IAS) Ground calibration.

Agnese, P. (SAp) LW detector development and characterisation.

Altieri, B. (ESA) Operational Engineer and in-flight calibration.

Attad, E. (ROE) Optical design.

Auguéres, J-L. (SAp) Software development manager and pre-launch IDT leader.

Auternaud, D. (Aerospatiale Cannes) Team manager for construction and integration of ISOCAM.

Beresne, J. (OPM) SW electronic development.

Bonnal, J. (SAp) Mechanical subsystems and hardware.

Bortoletto, F. (OAP) Real time assessment software.

Bouère, A. (SAp) Electronic hardware.

Boulade, O. (SAp) Ground calibration and ground tests.

Cazes, S. (IAS) Optical studies and design of the ground calibration facilities.

Cesarsky, D. (IAS) PGA, ISOCAM simulator, RTA, QLA, CUS and OLP software.

Claret, A. (SAp) Ground calibration, in-flight calibration preparation and glitch models.

Cretolle, J. (SAp) Ground test equipment and on-board electronics.

Davies, J. (ROE) Characterisation of optical components.

Désert F-X. (IAS) Ground calibration, ISOCAM photometric model and ISOCAM Observers' Manual.

Doumayrou, E. (SAp) Ground tests and hardware.

Engelmann J-J. (SAp) Cosmic ray environment.

Epstein, G. (OPM) Ground test equipment and SW electronics development.

Gallais, P. (SAp) Ground calibration and QLA development.

Gastaud, R. (SAp) Development of QLA and CIA.

Gorisse, M. (SAp) Conceptual studies and LW detector.

Imbault, D. (SAp) ISOCAM team manager, construction phase.

Lapegue, J. (SAp) Quality assurance responsible, construction phase.

Metcalfe, L. (ESA) Responsible for in-flight calibration preparations, CUS.

Mosquet, N. (IAS) Ground calibration facilities.

Okumura, K. (ESA) In-flight calibration preparation.

Ott, S. (ESA) Responsible for CIA and OLP development.

Palazzi, E. (TESRE) Auto Analysis.

Pérault, M. (ENS) Responsible for ISOCAM's ground calibration, ISOCAM photometric model and
ISOCAM Observers' Manual.

Perrier, F. (OPM) Configuration control and RTA/QLA software.

Poindron, E. (SAp) Development of the on-board software.

Pollock, A. (ESA/Computer & Scientific Co., UK) Software architect for Auto Analysis.

Puget, P. (OPM) Development of the Internal Calibration Device, in-flight calibration preparation.

Purkins, T. (ROE) Manager of the ROE team.

Rio, Y. (SAp) Development of real time software, PGA and ground tests.

Robert, T. (SAp) ISOCAM project controller.

Rouan, D. (OPM) SW detector development.

Roy, A. (SAp) Ground tests.

Saint-Pé, O. (OPM) Development of the Internal Calibration Device.

Sauvage, M. (SAp) ISOCAM Observer's Manual.

Sauvageon, A. (SAp) Uplink software.

Sibille, F. (OdL) Optical studies.

Siebenmorgen, R. (ESA) In-flight calibration preparation, user support.

Sirou, F. (LMD) Cryo-mechanics.

Soufflot, A. (IAS) Management of the ground calibration facility.

Sam-Lone, J. (ESA) Development of CIA.

Starck, J.L. (SAp) Development of CIA.

Tiphène, D. (OPM) SW detector development.

Ventura G. (TESRE) Spacecraft simulator and EGSE development.

Vigroux, L. (SAp) ISOCAM system engineer, ground calibration and pre-launch tests, in-flight
calibration preparation.

Vivares, F. (IAS) Development of CIA.

Operations Phase

The following are the people who participated in the operational phase of ISOCAM. The list includes those actively involved with the day-to-day operations within the CAM Instrument Dedicated Team (CIDT) at VilSpa, and those in the `home team' within the CAM Instrument Support Team (CIST) at CEA, Saclay and IAS, Orsay, and anyone that contributed to a better understanding of ISOCAM by producing software code used in CIA and/or the Off-Line Processing (OLP) pipeline.

Abergel, A. (IAS) Detector transient response corrections.

Altieri, B. (ESA) CIDT member, operational engineer, calibration.

Aussel, H. (SAp) CIST member, Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Babar, A. (IPAC) CIA, calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Biviano, A. (OAT) CIDT member, calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Blommaert, J. (ESA) CIDT member, calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Bontemps, S. (SAp) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Boulade, O. (SAp) Early CIDT member, calibration and operational engineering, CIST member.

Boulanger, F. (IAS) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Cesarsky, D. (IAS) CIDT member during the PV Phase, CIST member, OLP software, head of the
IAS ISO Centre

Claret, A. (SAp) Part-time CIDT, CIST, development of data reduction algorithms, glitch models.

Delaney, M. (ESA) CIA and development of data reduction algorithms, CIA User's Manual.

Delattre Ch. (SAp) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Désert F-X. (IAS) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Didelon, P. (SAp) ISOCAM database.

Dzitko, H. (SAp) CIST member, glitch models.

Elbaz, D. (SAp) CIST member, development of data reduction algorithms.

Fadda, D. (SAp) Development of data reduction algorithms.

Gallais, P. (SAp) CIDT member, RTA/QLA maintenance, instrument engineer.

Gastaud, R. (SAp) CIA development.

Guest, S. (RAL) CIDT member, CIA and OLP development.

Landriu, D. (SAp) CIA development.

Laurent, O. (SAp) CIST, calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Lemonon, L. (SAp) Development of data reduction algorithms.

Metcalfe, L. (ESA) Operational CIDT leader, calibration scientist.

Miville-Deschênes, M-A. (IAS) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Okumura, K. (ESA/IAS) CIDT member, calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Ott, S. (ESA) CIDT member, responsible for OLP and CIA development.

Pérault, M. (ENS) Calibration procedures and development.

Pollock, A. (ESA/Computer & Scientific Co., UK) Software architect for Auto Analysis pipeline.

Reach, W. (IAS) Calibration.

Román, P. (ESA) CIDT Member, calibration.

Roussel, H. (SAp) Development of data reduction algorithms.

Sauvage, M. (SAp) CIA software development, calibration and development of data reduction
algorithms; head of the SAp ISO Centre

Sauvageon, A. (SAp) Early CIDT member, uplink software and configuration control.

Siebenmorgen, R. (ESA) CIDT member and ISOCAM resident astronomer, IDUM.

Starck, J.L. (SAp) CIA and development of data reduction algorithms, IDUM.

Tran, D. (SAp) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Vigroux, L. (SAp) CIDT during PV Phase, CIST, development of data reduction algorithms.

Post Operations Phase

The Post Operations phase lasted three and half years from mid-1998 until the end of 2001. During that period, both the CAM Interactive Analysis (CIA) and the Off-Line Processing (OLP) pipeline were improved and upgrades of the corpus of calibration files were performed. New algorithms were produced as a consequence of a better understanding of the behaviour of ISOCAM's detectors and the availability of more in-depth optical models.

Abergel, A. (IAS) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms, transient response
corrections

Aussel, H. (SAp) CIA, calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Babar, A. (IPAC) CIA, calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Blommaert, J. (ESA) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms, CAM Handbook.

Bontemps, S. (SAp) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Boulanger, F. (IAS) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Cesarsky, D. (IAS/MPE) OLP software, POPS french manager and head of the IAS ISO Centre.

Chanial, P. (SAp) CIA development.

Coulais, A. (IAS) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms, transient response
corrections

Désert F-X. (IAS) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Delaney, M. (ESA) CIA Development.

Elbaz, D. (SAp) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Fadda, D. (SAp) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Fouks, B. (IAS,IREE) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms, transient response
corrections

Gastaud, R. (SAp) CIA and development of data reduction algorithms.

Guest, S. (RAL) CIA development.

Kong, M. (IPAC) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Landriu, D. (SAp) CIA development.

Laurent, O. (SAp) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Lemonon, L. (SAp) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Metcalfe, L. (ESA) Calibration and community support, ISG Leader.

Miville-Deschênes, M-A. (IAS) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Okumura, K. (ESA/IAS) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms, ray-tracing model.

Ott, S. (ESA) POPS ISG-CAM leader, responsible for CIA development.

Pérault, M. (ENS) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Pollock, A. (Computer & Scientific Co., UK) Software Architect for Auto Analysis pipeline.

Román, P. (ESA) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Roussel, H. (SAp) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Sauvage, M. (SAp) Head of the SAp ISO Centre, POPS french co-manager, CIA software development.

Siebenmorgen, R. (ESA) CAM resident astronomer, CAM Handbook.

Starck, J.L. (SAp) Development of data reduction algorithms.

Tran, D. (SAp) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

van Buren, D. (IPAC) Calibration and development of data reduction algorithms.

Võ, T. (ESA) Calibration development.

Wozniak, H. (ODM) Development of data reduction algorithms.

List of laboratories

CalTech (California Institute of Technology, USA)

CNES (Centre National d'Études Spatiales, Paris, France)

CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France)

DAP (Dipartimento di Astronomia, Padova, Italy)

DSM/CEA (Direction de Sciences de la Matière/Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, France)

ENS (École Normale Supérieure, France)

ESA-ESTEC (European Space Agency, ESTEC, The Netherlands)

ESA-VILSPA (European Space Agency, VILSPA, Spain)

IAS (Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, Orsay, France)

IAS-CNR (Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale, Rome, Italy)

IPAC (Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, USA)

IREE (Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia)

LMD (Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, France)

MPE (Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Germany)

OAP (Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Italy)

OAT (Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste, Italy)

OdL (Observatoire de Lyon, France)

ODM (Observatoire de Marseille, France)

OPM (Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, France)

RAL (Rutherford Appleton Laboratories, UK)

ROE (Royal Observatory Edinburgh, Scotland)

SAp (Service d'Astrophysique, DAPNIA/CEA/Saclay, France)

SO (Stockholm Observatory, Sweden)

TESRE (Istituto di Tecnologie e Studio delle Radiazoni Extraterrestri, Italy)

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