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Herschel  Instruments and the NASA contributions:

Instrument
Type
Wavelengths
PI & Institution
NASA Hardware
Contributions
Instrument Control Centers
HIFI:
Heterodyne Instrument for the Far-Infrared
High Resolution Spectrometer
157 - 211
240 - 625 um
Thijs de Graauw;
SRON, Groningen;
The Netherlands
Yes
 more info
PACS:
Photo-Array Camera and Spectrometer
Camera and Spectrometer
57 - 210 um
Albrecht Poglitsch;
MPE, Garching;
Germany
No
more info
SPIRE:
Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver
Camera and Low Resolution Spectrometer
200 - 670 um
Matt Griffin;
Cardiff University;
United Kingdom
Yes
more info


Brief descriptions of the three main instruments on Herschel can also be found here

Click Here for HIFI

Click Here for PACS

Click Here for SPIRE


Pocket guides for the three main instruments on Herschel can be found here

Click Here for HIFI

Click Here for PACS

Click Here for SPIRE


Herschel Observer Instrument Manuals

Herschel Observers' Manual, PDF (1.8Mb) or HTML. Provides information about Herschel pertinent to using the observatory from the perspective of an observer.

Heterodyne Instrument for the Far Infrared (HIFI) Observers' Manual, PDF (3.5Mb) or HTML. Provides information about and how to use the HIFI instrument to perform observations.

Photodetector Array Camera & Spectrometer (PACS) Observers' Manual, PDF (8.9Mb) or HTML. Provides information about and how to use the PACS instrument to perform observations.

Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver (SPIRE) Observers' Manual, PDF (5.0Mb) or HTML. Provides information about and how to use the SPIRE instrument to perform observations.

SPIRE / PACS Parallel Mode Observers' Manual, PDF (361kb) or HTML. Provides information about and how to use the SPIRE/PACS instrument parallel mode to perform observations.


HSpot Guide and FAQs

HSpot Resources

Frequently Asked Questions