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About the SIS plotter Instrument Database

The SIS Plotter Instrument Database features specifications and characteristics of over 70 astronomical instruments compiled from public websites and databases, and a variety of SHS instrument concepts. Specifications from the database are used to generate scatterplot matrices for the SIS Plotter Tool

Instrument Number
Instrument Name
Equipment
Mission/Spacecraft
References
18
HUBBLE - STIS
STIS (Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph)
Hubble
https://www.spacetelescope.org/about/general/instruments/stis/
19
HIUBBLE - COS (FUV channel)
(COS) Cosmic Origins Spectrograph
Hubble
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Origins_Spectrograph
20
HIUBBLE - COS (NUV channel)
(COS) Cosmic Origins Spectrograph
Hubble
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Origins_Spectrograph
21
CASSINI - UVIS
(UVIS) Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph
CASSINI
http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/cassini/instrument/basic/ https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/ultraviolet-imaging-spectrograph/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11214-004-1455-8 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019103508004090
22
LADEE - UVS
(UVS) Ultraviolet Visible Spectrometer
(LADEE) Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer
https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2014/pdf/2566.pdf
23
(VIMS) Visible and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer
(VIMS) Visible and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer
CASSINI
https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/visible-and-infrared-mapping-spectrometer/ http://lasp.colorado.edu/~horanyi/graduate_seminar/Visual_IR_Mapping.pdf
24
DAWN - VIR
(VIR) Visible and Infrared Specrometer
DAWN
https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/technology/vir_inter.asp http://www.iaps.inaf.it/solarsystem/vir/what-is-vir/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11214-010-9668-5 pg.337 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_(spacecraft)
25
MAVEN - IUVS (Limb FOV)
(IUVS) Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph
MAVEN
http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/maven/science/instrument-package/iuvs/ http://spaceflight101.com/maven/instrument-overview/
26
MAVEN - IUVS (Nadir FOV)
(IUVS) Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph
MAVEN
http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/maven/science/instrument-package/iuvs/ http://spaceflight101.com/maven/instrument-overview/ https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/0cb7/402c1b738688d7c47a97f8df1a5b15495245.pdf http://spaceflight101.com/maven/instrument-overview/
27
MARS EXPRESS - SPICAM
(SPICAM) UV and IR Atmospheric Spectrometer
MARS EXPRESS
http://sci.esa.int/mars-express/31033-objectives/?fbodylongid=662 https://mars-express.cnes.fr/en/MEX/spicam.htm
28
MARS EXPRESS - OMEGA
(OMEGA) IR mineraological mapping spectrometer
MARS EXPRESS
http://sci.esa.int/mars-express/31033-objectives/?fbodylongid=661
29
VENUS EXPRESS - SPICAV (UV/SUV CHANNEL)
(SPICAV) Spectroscopy for Investigation of Characterisitcs of the Atmopshere of Venus
VENUS EXPRESS
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experimentDisplay.do?id=2005-045A-03 http://www.venusdispatches.com/2013/05/the-spicav-uv-instrument-aboard-venus.html http://sci.esa.int/venus-express/33964-instruments/?fbodylongid=1445
30
VENUS EXPRESS - SPICAV (V CHANNEL)
(VIRTIS) Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer
VENUS EXPRESS
http://sci.esa.int/venus-express/33964-instruments/?fbodylongid=1447
31
ROSETTA - ALICE (EXTENDED SOURCE CHANNEL)
ALICE
ROSETTA
http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/35061-instruments/?fbodylongid=1647 https://rosetta.jpl.nasa.gov/us-instruments/alice-overview/alice-specifications http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/35061-instruments/?fbodylongid=1636
32
ROSETTA - ALICE (POINT SOURCE CHANNEL)
ALICE
ROSETTA
http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/35061-instruments/?fbodylongid=1647 https://rosetta.jpl.nasa.gov/us-instruments/alice-overview/alice-specifications http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/35061-instruments/?fbodylongid=1636
33
JUNO - UVS (EXTENDED SOURCE CHANNEL)
(UVS) Ultraviolet imager/spectrometer
JUNO
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/juno/spacecraft/index.html https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11214-014-0040-z http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016DPS....4840202G http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/mop/files/2016/03/3Gladstone-1.pdf
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JUNO - UVS (POINT SOURCE CHANNEL)
(UVS) Ultraviolet imager/spectrometer
JUNO
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/juno/spacecraft/index.html https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11214-014-0040-z http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016DPS....4840202G http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/mop/files/2016/03/3Gladstone-1.pdf
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IUE - SHORT WAVELENGTH SPECTROGRAPH (HIGH RESOLUTION)
Short Wavelength Spectrograph
(IUE) International Ultraviolet Explorer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Ultraviolet_Explorer https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-011-3454-5_6
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IUE - SHORT WAVELENGTH SPECTROGRAPH (LOW RESOLUTION)
Short Wavelength Spectrograph
(IUE) International Ultraviolet Explorer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Ultraviolet_Explorer https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-011-3454-5_6
37
IUE - LONG WAVELENGTH SPECTROGRAPH (HIGH RESOLUTION)
Long Wavelength Spectrograph
(IUE) International Ultraviolet Explorer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Ultraviolet_Explorer
38
IUE - LONG WAVELENGTH SPECTROGRAPH (LOW RESOLUTION)
Long Wavelength Spectrograph
(IUE) International Ultraviolet Explorer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Ultraviolet_Explorer
39
MRO - CRISM
(CRISM) Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars
MRO (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter)
http://crism.jhuapl.edu/instrument/design/overview.php http://crism.jhuapl.edu/instrument/design/specifications.php
40
HINO - EIS
(EIS) Extreme-Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer
Hinode (Mission to Sun)
http://solarb.mssl.ucl.ac.uk/SolarB/nuggets/nugget_2011mar.jsp http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/529378/fulltext/73146.text.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinode http://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/solar_b/index.html http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/missions/spacecraft/current/hinode.html
41
FUSE - SiC1 - A (Channel 1)
SiC1 - A
(FUSE) Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
http://archive.stsci.edu/fuse/instrumenthandbook/contents.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_Ultraviolet_Spectroscopic_Explorer http://archive.stsci.edu/fuse/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/William_Blair2/publication/231152607_Far_Ultraviolet_Spectroscopic_Explorer_Observations_of_O_VI_Absorption_in_the_Galactic_Halo/links/0c9605293aa576badc000000.pdf
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FUSE - LiF1 - A (Channel 1)
LiF1 - A
(FUSE) Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
http://archive.stsci.edu/fuse/instrumenthandbook/contents.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_Ultraviolet_Spectroscopic_Explorer http://archive.stsci.edu/fuse/
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FUSE - SiC1 -B (Channel 1)
SiC1 -B
(FUSE) Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
http://archive.stsci.edu/fuse/instrumenthandbook/contents.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_Ultraviolet_Spectroscopic_Explorer http://archive.stsci.edu/fuse/
44
FUSE - LiF1 - B (Channel 1)
LiF1 -B
(FUSE) Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
http://archive.stsci.edu/fuse/instrumenthandbook/contents.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_Ultraviolet_Spectroscopic_Explorer http://archive.stsci.edu/fuse/
45
FUSE - SiC2 - A (Channel 2)
SiC2 - A
(FUSE) Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
http://archive.stsci.edu/fuse/instrumenthandbook/contents.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_Ultraviolet_Spectroscopic_Explorer http://archive.stsci.edu/fuse/
46
FUSE - LiF2 - A (Channel 2)
LiF2 - A
(FUSE) Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
http://archive.stsci.edu/fuse/instrumenthandbook/contents.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_Ultraviolet_Spectroscopic_Explorer http://archive.stsci.edu/fuse/
47
FUSE - SiC2 -B (Channel 2)
SiC2 -B
(FUSE) Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
http://archive.stsci.edu/fuse/instrumenthandbook/contents.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_Ultraviolet_Spectroscopic_Explorer http://archive.stsci.edu/fuse/
48
FUSE - LiF2 -B (Channel 2)
LiF2 -B
(FUSE) Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
http://archive.stsci.edu/fuse/instrumenthandbook/contents.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_Ultraviolet_Spectroscopic_Explorer http://archive.stsci.edu/fuse/
49
HISAKI/SPRINT-A - EXCEED
EXCEED (Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer )
(Hisaki/SPRINT-A) Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognition of Interaction of Atmosphere
http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/sprint-a.htm https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11214-014-0106-y http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/?post_type=mag-seminars&p=15635 http://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/sprint_a/index.html https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs11214-014-0106-y.pdf
50
EUVE - SW
(SW) Short Wavelength
(EUVE) Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/313052/fulltext/35964.text.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_Ultraviolet_Explorer http://archive.stsci.edu/euve/index.html https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1992-031A http://archive.stsci.edu/fuse/instrumenthandbook/chapter2.html#_Toc102014441
51
EUVE - MW
(MW) Medium Wavelength
(EUVE) Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_Ultraviolet_Explorer http://archive.stsci.edu/euve/index.html https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1992-031A http://archive.stsci.edu/fuse/instrumenthandbook/chapter2.html#_Toc102014441
52
EUVE - LW
(LW) Long Wavelength
(EUVE) Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_Ultraviolet_Explorer http://archive.stsci.edu/euve/index.html https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1992-031A http://archive.stsci.edu/fuse/instrumenthandbook/chapter2.html#_Toc102014441
53
ORION 1
Orion 1
Orion (Space Telescope)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(space_telescope)
54
ORION 2
Orion 2
Orion 2 (Space Telescope)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(space_telescope)
55
OAO 3 - HIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROMETER (LOW RESOLUTION CHANNEL)
High-Resolution UV spectrometer
OAO-3 (Copernicus) (Orbiting Astronomical Observatory)
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1972-065A http://www.trunity.net/cosmos/view/article/51cbea587896bb431f683e01/?topic=51cbfc56f702fc2ba81230d4 https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/copernicus/copernicus_about.html http://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/multiwavelength-astronomy/ultraviolet/history/12.html <--Good info
56
OAO 3 - HIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROMETER (HIGH RESOLUTION CHANNEL)
High-Resolution UV spectrometer
OAO-3 (Copernicus) (Orbiting Astronomical Observatory)
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1972-065A http://www.trunity.net/cosmos/view/article/51cbea587896bb431f683e01/?topic=51cbfc56f702fc2ba81230d4 https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/copernicus/copernicus_about.html http://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/multiwavelength-astronomy/ultraviolet/history/12.html <--Good info
57
OAO 2 - WISCONSIN EXPERIMENT PACKAGE (SHORT WAVELENGTH)
Wisconsin Experiment Package
OAO-2 (Copernicus) (Orbiting Astronomical Observatory)
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/300955/pdf http://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/multiwavelength-astronomy/ultraviolet/history/11.html http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/300955/fulltext/
58
OAO 2 - WISCONSIN EXPERIMENT PACKAGE (LONG WAVELENGTH)
Wisconsin Experiment Package
OAO-2 (Copernicus) (Orbiting Astronomical Observatory)
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/300955/pdf http://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/multiwavelength-astronomy/ultraviolet/history/11.html http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/300955/fulltext/
59
APOLLO 16 - FAR ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROGRAPH
Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph
Apollo-16
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_Ultraviolet_Camera/Spectrograph
60
ASTROSAT - UVIT (SHORT WAVELENGTH)
Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope (UVIT)
Astrosat (Indian Space Telescope)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrosat http://astrosat.iucaa.in/?q=node/11 https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1208/1208.4670.pdf https://www.isro.gov.in/first-light-images-ultraviolet-imaging-telescope-uvit-payload-onboard-astrosat-orbit
61
ASTROSAT - UVIT (MEDIUM WAVELENGTH)
Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope (UVIT)
Astrosat (Indian Space Telescope)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrosat http://astrosat.iucaa.in/?q=node/11 https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1208/1208.4670.pdf https://www.isro.gov.in/first-light-images-ultraviolet-imaging-telescope-uvit-payload-onboard-astrosat-orbit
62
ASTROSAT - UVIT (LONG WAVELENGTH)
Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope (UVIT)
Astrosat (Indian Space Telescope)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrosat http://astrosat.iucaa.in/?q=node/11 https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1208/1208.4670.pdf https://www.isro.gov.in/first-light-images-ultraviolet-imaging-telescope-uvit-payload-onboard-astrosat-orbit
63
VOYAGER 1 - UVS
Ultraviolet Spectrometer (UVS)
Voyager-1
https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/spacecraft/instruments/uvs/ https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/BF00200850.pdf https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00200850 http://vega.lpl.arizona.edu/voyager_uvs/instrument.html
64
VOYAGER 2 - UVS
Ultraviolet Spectrometer (UVS)
Voyager-2
https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/spacecraft/instruments/uvs/ https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/BF00200850.pdf https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00200850 http://vega.lpl.arizona.edu/voyager_uvs/instrument.html
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HUT - MEDIUM DISPERSION SPECTRUM
Medium Dispersion Spectrum
(HUT) Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope
https://archive.stsci.edu/hut/papers/afdscirev_b/node4.html https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/msfc/description/instruments/hut-tech.html https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/telescope-module-hopkins-ultraviolet-telescope https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopkins_Ultraviolet_Telescope http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1992ApJ...392..264D http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/309762
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NEW HORIZONS - ALICE
ALICE (ultraviolet mapping spectrometer)
New Horizons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Horizons https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/0709/0709.4261.pdf http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/Mission/Spacecraft/Payload.php#Alice https://arxiv.org/abs/0709.4279 http://spaceflight101.com/newhorizons/instrument-overview/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11214-008-9407-3
67
GALILEO - EUV
Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer (EUV)
Galileo
http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/missions-projects/quick-facts-galileo-uvs-euv/
68
GALILEO - UVS (SHORT WAVELENGTH)
Ultraviolet Spectrometer (UVS)
Galileo
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/BF00216866.pdf https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experimentDisplay.do?id=1989-084B-02 http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/galileo/mission/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_(spacecraft)#Instrumentation_overview
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GALILEO - UVS (LONG WAVELENGTH)
Ultraviolet Spectrometer (UVS)
Galileo
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/BF00216866.pdf https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experimentDisplay.do?id=1989-084B-02 http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/galileo/mission/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_(spacecraft)#Instrumentation_overview
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LCROSS - VSP
(VSP) Visible Spectrometer
(LCROSS) Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LCROSS#Instruments https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experimentDisplay.do?id=2009-031B-07 https://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/data/lcross/LCRO_0001/CALIB/CALRPT.HTM
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DS1 - MICAS
(MICAS) Miniature Integrated Camera And Spectrometer
(DSI) Deep Space 1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Space_1 https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/nmp/ds1/tech/micas.html https://ac.els-cdn.com/S0094576501000443/1-s2.0-S0094576501000443-main.pdf?_tid=d69dc824-dca1-11e7-a9c0-00000aab0f01&acdnat=1512797511_0d01341296eee9613afea458dc56ca54
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LADEE - UVS
(UVS) Ultraviolet Spectrometer
(LADEE) Lunar Atmosphere Dust and Environment Explorer
http://spaceflight101.com/ladee/science-instruments/ https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experimentDisplay.do?id=2013-047A-01 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11214-014-0112-0.pdf https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/l/ladee
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LRO - LAMP
(LAMP) Layman-Alpha Mapper
(LRO) Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
https://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/DataUsersWorkshop/LAMP.pdf https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2016/pdf/2433.pdf
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ICON - MIGHTI
(MIGHTI) Michelson Interferometer for Global High-resolution Thermospheric Imaging
(ICON) Ionospheric Connection Explorer
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ICON - EUV
(EUV) Extreme Ultra-Violet instrument
(ICON) Ionospheric Connection Explorer
http://icon.ssl.berkeley.edu/Instruments/EUV/EUV-How-the-Instrument-Works https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11214-017-0384-2
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ICON - FUV
(FUV) Far Ultra-Violet Imaging Spectrograph
(ICON) Ionospheric Connection Explorer
http://icon.ssl.berkeley.edu/Instruments/FUV/FUV-The-details
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STPSat 1 - SHIMMER
SHIMMER
STPSat-1
https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/s/shimmer
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