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TOPICS IN SWS DATA ANALYSIS AND CALIBRATIONS

A. Salama , H. Feuchtgruber , A. Heras , F. Lahuis ,
K. J. Leech , R. Lorente , P. Morris , B. Vandenbussche & E. Wieprecht
With contributions from the SWS Instrument Support Teams

ISO Science Operations Centre, Astrophysics Division, ESA SSD, Villafranca, 28080 Madrid, Spain
Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbachstr. 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
SRON, P.O. Box 800, 9700 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
SRON, CA 3584 Utrecht, The Netherlands
Instituut voor Sterrenkunde, University of Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200B, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium

Abstract:

An overview of the current status of the SWS instrument and its calibration is given. Guidance is given to observers concerning data reduction, what instrumental artifacts may contaminate their data and where further information may be obtained from.

Key words: ISO; SWS

Postscript version (gzip-ped)

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• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. CURRENT CALIBRATION AND INSTRUMENTAL PROFILE
  • 2.1. Flux Calibration
  • 2.2. Wavelength Calibration
  • 2.3. Instrumental Profile
• 3. HOW DOES SWS TAKE DATA?
• 4. HOW TO REDUCE SWS DATA
• 5. WHAT TO BE AWARE OF
  • 5.1. Glitches
  • 5.2. Single Detector Signal Jumps
  • 5.3. Memory effects
  • 5.4. Reference Scan Memory Effects
  • 5.5. Effects of pointing accuracy
  • 5.6. RSRF and effect of fringes
• 6. CONCLUSIONS
• References

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