1. The Field Camera Unit of the WSO/UV telescope.
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Pace, E., Gherardi, A., Gambicorti, L., Pancrazzi, M., Pagano, I., Scuderi, S., Pontoni, C., Munari, M., Piotto, G., Villanova, S., Magrin, D., Uslenghi, M., Fiorini, M., Trifoglio, M., Cavazzuti, E., and Miccolis, M.
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ASTRONOMICAL observations , *ASTROPHYSICAL spectropolarimetry , *ASTRONOMICAL observatories , *SPACE station equipment , *ASTRONOMICAL instruments , *TELESCOPES , *VIEW cameras - Abstract
The WSO-UV space observatory, an UV-optimized 1.7 m Ritchey-Chretien telescope, will investigate many astrophysical phenomena from planetary science to cosmology. The Field Camera Unit is a multi-spectral radial instrument on the focal plane of WSO-UV. It will have three channels covering the wide spectral range from 115 nm to 800 nm and it will be operated in imaging, low-resolution spectroscopic, polarimetric and spectro-polarimetric modes. This paper will discuss and review the main characteristics and the present status of this instrument. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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