Sensing the "LUV" with HST+COS in Cycle 20 and beyond


Autoria(s): Penton, Steven V.; Aloisii, A.; Bostroem, K.A.; Elliott, E.; France, K.; Lockwood, S.A.; Oliveira, Claudia Lucia Mendes de; Osterman, S.; Proffitt, C. R.; Roman-Duval, J.; Sahnow, D.J.
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UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

Data(s)

27/11/2013

27/11/2013

2013

Resumo

New Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) observing modes have extended the Hubble Space Telescope's spectral range to wavelengths between 900-1150 Å. However, the G140L/1280 and the Cycle 19 available G130M central wavelengths (1055 and 1096) that sample below 1150 Å were only available at focus positions which provided low-resolution (R<3,000). For HST Cycle 20, we introduced a new G130M/1222 central wavelength that covers 1065-1365 Å with R>10,000 everywhere, but optimized for 15000 from 1080-1200 Å. This mode places geo-coronal Lyα between the COS FUV detector segments to minimize detector gain sag. Also for Cycle 20, the resolution of the G130M/1055 and 1096 modes will be increased by a factor of 3-4 by optimizing the focus positions for these modes. This will give HST approximately the effective area of FUSE over the FUSE bandpass at 10,000. Here we present the current calibration status of the COS G130M/1055, 1096, and 1222 central wavelength settings at the original and second FUV lifetime positions with an emphasis on observing over the "Lyman UV", or "LUV", 912-1216 Å.

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Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, 221, 2013, Long Beach

http://www.producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/43417

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eng

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American Astronomical Society

Long Beach

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Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, 221

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openAccess

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