Contents

• List of Figures

• List of Tables

• Preface

• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 ISO - The Infrared Space Observatory
  • 1.2 The ISO Legacy
  • 1.3 How to Refer to the ISO Documentation
    • 1.3.1 References
    • 1.3.2 Acknowledgements
    • 1.3.3 Guidelines
  • 1.4 ISO Support
    • 1.4.1 Data Centres
    • 1.4.2 ISO Data Analysis Software
  • 1.5 Document Guide

• 2. The ISO Project
  • 2.1 The Project Organisation
  • 2.2 Satellite Development
    • 2.2.1 Industrial consortium
    • 2.2.2 Model development and costs
  • 2.3 Principal Investigators and Science Team
  • 2.4 Science and Spacecraft Operations
  • 2.5 Operational Activities
    • 2.5.1 Launch and Early Orbit Phase
    • 2.5.2 Commissioning Phase
    • 2.5.3 Performance Verification Phase
    • 2.5.4 Routine Phase
    • 2.5.5 From end of helium to switch off
  • 2.6 Post-Operational Activities
    • 2.6.1 Transition Phase to Post-Operations
    • 2.6.2 Post-Operations Phase
  • 2.7 Active Archive Phase
  • 2.8 Outlook: ISO and the Virtual Observatory
  • 2.9 Chronology of the ISO Mission

• 3. The ISO Spacecraft
  • 3.1 Payload Module
  • 3.2 Service Module
  • 3.3 Spacecraft subsystems
    • 3.3.1 The cryostat subsystem
    • 3.3.2 The optical subsystem
    • 3.3.3 Attitude and Orbit Control Subsystem (AOCS)
  • 3.4 The Scientific Instruments
    • 3.4.1 The ISO Camera: ISOCAM
    • 3.4.2 The ISO Long Wavelength Spectrometer: LWS
    • 3.4.3 The ISO Imaging Photo-Polarimeter: ISOPHOT
    • 3.4.4 The ISO Short Wavelength Spectrometer: SWS

• 4. ISO Operations
  • 4.1 The ISO Orbit
    • 4.1.1 Orbit phases
    • 4.1.2 Pointing constraints
  • 4.2 The Ground Segment
    • 4.2.1 Ground stations
    • 4.2.2 The Spacecraft Control Centre (SCC)
    • 4.2.3 The Science Operations Centre (SOC)
  • 4.3 Observing with ISO
    • 4.3.1 Observing strategy
    • 4.3.2 Guaranteed time and open time programmes
    • 4.3.3 The ISO observing cycle
    • 4.3.4 Community Support
  • 4.4 Overview of the Scientific Programme
    • 4.4.1 Large survey programmes
    • 4.4.2 Target of opportunity programmes
    • 4.4.3 Discretionary time programmes
    • 4.4.4 Parallel and serendipity programmes
  • 4.5 Overview of Satellite Observing Modes
  • 4.6 Overview of Instrument Observing Modes and AOTs

• 5. ISO In-Orbit Performance
  • 5.1 Satellite Operation Performance
  • 5.2 Cryostat Performance
  • 5.3 Optical Performance
    • 5.3.1 ISO Point Spread Function
    • 5.3.2 Straylight
  • 5.4 Pointing Performance
    • 5.4.1 Pointing accuracy
    • 5.4.2 Tracking of solar system objects
    • 5.4.3 Guide stars and effects on pointing
  • 5.5 Satellite Timing
  • 5.6 Detector Performance
    • 5.6.1 Radiation effects
    • 5.6.2 Detector transients
  • 5.7 Events and Conflicts during Operations

• 6. ISO Cross-Calibration
  • 6.1 Cross-Calibration Strategy
    • 6.1.1 Definition of cross-calibration sources
    • 6.1.2 Limitations and caveats
  • 6.2 Internal Cross-Calibration
    • 6.2.1 Between the ISO spectrometers
    • 6.2.2 Filter measurements versus spectroscopy
  • 6.3 External Cross-Calibration
    • 6.3.1 Comparison with IRAS
    • 6.3.2 Comparison with MSX
    • 6.3.3 Comparison with COBE/DIRBE
  • 6.4 Comparison with Models
    • 6.4.1 ISOCAM
    • 6.4.2 LWS
    • 6.4.3 ISOPHOT
    • 6.4.4 SWS
  • 6.5 Conclusions

• 7. The ISO Data Archive (IDA)
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 IDA Contents
    • 7.2.1 Off-Line products
    • 7.2.2 Browse products after OLP
    • 7.2.3 Highly Processed Data Products
    • 7.2.4 Other products
  • 7.3 Database Architecture
  • 7.4 User Interface
  • 7.5 Business Logic/Middle-Tier
  • 7.6 Publication Tracking
  • 7.7 Interoperability Aspects
  • 7.8 Using the ISO Data Archive
  • 7.9 Historical Aspects
  • 7.10 IDA usage statistics

• A. Infrared Astronomy
  • A.1 Infrared Units
  • A.2 Astronomical Background Radiation
    • A.2.1 The celestial background
    • A.2.2 Source Confusion
  • A.3 Infrared Astronomical Calibrators

• B. ISO Scientific Observations
  • B.1 Performed Guaranteed Time Proposals
    • B.1.1 Solar System
    • B.1.2 Stellar/Circumstellar Physics
    • B.1.3 Interstellar Matter
    • B.1.4 Extragalactic Systems
    • B.1.5 Cosmology
  • B.2 Performed Open Time Proposals
    • B.2.1 Solar System
    • B.2.2 Stellar/Circumstellar Physics
    • B.2.3 Interstellar Matter
    • B.2.4 Extragalactic Systems
    • B.2.5 Cosmology
  • B.3 Performed Discretionary Time Proposals/Calibration

• C. List of Solar System Objects

• D. Satellite Files
  • D.1 Attitude and Orbit Control System (AOCS)
    • D.1.1 Primary header
    • D.1.2 Records
  • D.2 ISO Operational Guide-Star List (APHSTAR)
    • D.2.1 Primary header
    • D.2.2 Records
  • D.3 Aperture Pointing History (APPH)
    • D.3.1 Primary header
    • D.3.2 Records
  • D.4 Aperture Programmed Pointing History (APPM)
    • D.4.1 Primary header
    • D.4.2 Records
  • D.5 Executed Observation History per AOT (EOHA)
    • D.5.1 Primary header
    • D.5.2 Records
    • D.5.3 CAM AOT specific information
    • D.5.4 LWS AOT specific information
    • D.5.5 PHT AOT specific information
    • D.5.6 SWS AOT specific information
  • D.6 Continuous Executed Observation History (EOHC)
    • D.6.1 Primary header
    • D.6.2 Records
  • D.7 Executed Observation History per ICS (EOHI)
    • D.7.1 Primary header
    • D.7.2 Records
    • D.7.3 CAM AOT specific information
    • D.7.4 LWS AOT specific information
    • D.7.5 PHT AOT specific information
    • D.7.6 SWS AOT specific information
  • D.8 General Housekeeping (GEHK)
    • D.8.1 Primary header
    • D.8.2 Records
    • D.8.3 CAM frame 8
    • D.8.4 LWS frame 8
    • D.8.5 PHT frame 8
    • D.8.6 SWS frame 8
  • D.9 General Housekeeping (Sampled) (GSHH)
  • D.10 ISO Guide-Star Hipparcos Catalogue Data (HIPPARCHOS)
    • D.10.1 Primary header
    • D.10.2 Records
  • D.11 ISO Focal Plane Geometry (IFPG)
    • D.11.1 Primary header
    • D.11.2 Records
  • D.12 Instrument Instantaneous Pointing History (IIPH)
    • D.12.1 Primary header
    • D.12.2 Records
  • D.13 Instrument Reference Pointing History (IRPH)
    • D.13.1 Primary header
    • D.13.2 Records
  • D.14 ISO Star-Tracker Calibration Data (ISTR)
    • D.14.1 Primary header
    • D.14.2 Records
  • D.15 ORBIT
    • D.15.1 Primary header
    • D.15.2 Records
    • D.15.3 MC_ORBIT subroutine
  • D.16 ISO Guide-Star Tycho Catalogue Data (TYCHO)
    • D.16.1 Primary header
    • D.16.2 Records

• E. IDA content details
  • E.1 Off-Line Products
    • E.1.1 Quality flags
  • E.2 Browse Products after OLP
    • E.2.1 Survey products
    • E.2.2 Icons and postcards
  • E.3 Other Products
    • E.3.1 Auxiliary data
    • E.3.2 Ancillary data
    • E.3.3 Observation details and associated files
    • E.3.4 Calibration data
    • E.3.5 Historical and chronological data
    • E.3.6 Documentation
    • E.3.7 Software

• F. Quaternions

• G. IDA SQL-Queries: Worked Examples

• H. Acronyms

• Bibliography

• Index