The Field Camera Unit of the WSO/UV telescope.

Authors :: 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.
Miccolis, M.
Source :: Astrophysics & Space Science; Sep2008, Vol. 320 Issue 1-3, p197-202, 6p, 7 Diagrams, 3 Charts, 1 Graph
Publication Year :: 2008
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]