Cosmic Origins Spectrograph Instrument Handbook for Cycle 17
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6.1 Summary
This chapter describes COS NUV imaging. This includes:
- A description of the optical elements used in imaging mode.
- Some exposure time considerations.
- A description of ways to attenuate the signal from bright objects.
- A description of the complications associated with extended or multiple objects in the imaging field.
- Some numerical characteristics of the imaging PSF.
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