ISOCAM in flight
C. J. Cesarsky, A. Abergel, P. Agnese, B. Altieri, J. L. Augueres, H. Aussel, A. Biviano, J. Blommaert, J. F. Bonnal, F. Bortoletto, O. Boulade, F. Boulanger, S. Cazes, D. A. Cesarsky, A. Chedin, A. Claret, M. Combes, J. Cretolle, J. K. Davies, F. X. Desert, D. Elbaz, J. J. Engelmann, G. Epstein, A. Franceschini, P. Gallais, R. Gastaud, M. Gorisse, S. Guest, T. Hawarden, D. Imbault, M. Kleczewski, F. Lacombe, D. Landriu, J. Lapegue, P. Lena, M. S. Longair, R. Mandolesi, L. Metcalfe, N. Mosquet, L. Nordh, K. Okumura, S. Ott, M. Perault, F. Perrier, P. Persi, P. Puget, T. Purkins, Y. Rio, T. Robert, D. Rouan, A. Roy, O. Saint-Pe, J. Sam Lone, A. Sargent, M. Sauvage, F. Sibille, R. Siebenmorgen, F. Sirou, A. Soufflot, J. L. Starck, D. Tiphene, D. Tran, G. Ventura, L. Vigroux, F. Vivares, R. Wade;
AaA, 1996, 315, L32
ABSTRACT:ISOCAM, the camera on-board ISO, takes images of the sky in the wavelength range 2.5 to 18{mu}m.
It features two independent channels,
containing each a 32x32 pixel detector: the short wavelength channel, 2.5 to
5.5{mu}m, and the long wavelength channel, 4 to 18{mu}m.
Each channel features
10 or 11 discrete band pass filters and CVFs with a resolution better than
35.
Each channel is fitted with a set of lenses, which reimage the focal plane of
the telescope on the array, yielding a pixel field of view of 1.5, 3, 6 or
12arcsec.
Throughout the development cycle, ISOCAM has been carefully calibrated, first at
component level and next at instrument level.
The detectors have been
thoroughly tested, including exposure to gamma rays and to fast protons and
nuclei.
The in-flight performance of ISOCAM matches all the expectations: for
instance at 15{mu}m and 6arcsec field of view, 200{mu}Jy sources are detected at
the 10{sigma} level in 200 seconds.
KEYWORDS: camera, infrared, space
CODE: cesarsky96