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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
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
65
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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