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Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph Instrument Handbook for Cycle 14

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Numerics

0.1X0.03 Aperture 1
0.2X0.05ND Aperture 1
0.2X0.06 Aperture 1
0.2X0.06FP(A-E) Apertures 1
0.2X0.09 Aperture 1
0.2X0.2 Aperture 1, 2
0.2X0.2FP(A-E) Apertures 1
0.3X0.05ND Aperture 1
52X0.05 Aperture 1
52X0.05D1 Aperture 1
52X0.05E1 Aperture 1, 2, 3, 4
52X0.1 Aperture 1
52X0.1D1 Aperture 1
52X0.1E1 Aperture 1, 2, 3, 4
52X0.2 Aperture 1
52X0.2D1 Aperture 1
52X0.2E1 Aperture 1, 2, 3, 4
52X0.2E2 Aperture 1, 2
52X0.2F1 Aperture 1, 2, 3, 4
52X0.5 Aperture 1
52X0.5D1 Aperture 1
52X0.5E1 Aperture 1, 2, 3
52X0.5E2 Aperture 1, 2
52X2 Aperture 1
52X2D1 Aperture 1
52X2E1 Aperture 1, 2, 3
52X2E2 Aperture 1, 2
6X0.2 Aperture 1

A

ACCUM mode 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
accuracy 1
Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) 1
annealing 1
aperture 1, 2
see also "filter" 1
slit wheel 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
auto-wavecals 1
available-but-unsupported apertures 1

B

background 1
bandpass 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
bars 1
52X0.2F1 1, 2, 3
coronagraphic mask 1, 2, 3
fiducials 1, 2, 3
bias 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
overscan 1, 2, 3, 4
binning 1, 2
breathing 1
bright object limits 1, 2
imaging 1
spectroscopic 1
buffer 1, 2
BUFFER-TIME 1

C

calibration
exposures 1
ground testing 1
pipeline 1
SMOV 1
calibration lamp 1, 2
also see flat fields for krypton and deuterium 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
calstis 1
CCD
ACCUM 1
bias 1
binning 1
charge transfer efficiency 1
cosmic rays 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
CR-SPLIT 1, 2, 3
CTE 1, 2
detector 1, 2
fringe flat fields 1
fringing 1
gain 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
ghost images 1, 2
hot pixel 1, 2, 3
performance 1
plate scale 1, 2
saturation 1, 2
sensitivity 1
shutter 1, 2, 3, 4
spectral response 1
subarrays 1
CCDGAIN 1
charge transfer efficiency 1
checkbox 1
conventions
nomenclature 1
coronagraph
wedge 1
coronagraphic
imaging 1
observations 1
count rate
determination 1
global 1, 2
local 1
MAMA 1
cross-dispersers 1
cross-dispersion 1
cross-dispersion profiles 1
CR-SPLIT 1
CTE 1, 2
CVZ (Continuous Viewing Zone) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

D

D1 aperture positions 1, 2, 3
dark current 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
darks
daily dark 1
superdark 1, 2
Data Number (DN) 1, 2, 3
data storage 1
detector
background 1
CCD 1, 2
MAMA 1
detectors 1
CCD 1
parallel operation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
diffraction 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
diffuse acquisition 1
distortion 1, 2
dither 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
dithering 1, 2
Doppler Correction 1
drift rates 1, 2
dynamic-range 1

E

E1 aperture positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
E140H grating 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
E140M grating 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
E2 aperture positions 1, 2, 3
E230H grating 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
E230M grating 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
earthshine 1
echelle
order overlap 1
scattered light 1
efficiency 1, 2
encircled energy 1, 2, 3, 4
Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) 1, 2
exposure times 1
extended source 1, 2, 3
extinction 1, 2, 3, 4

F

fiducials 1, 2, 3
field of view
HST 1
filter
25MAMA 1, 2
25MAMAD1 1
50CCD 1
50CORON 1, 2
F25CIII 1
F25CN182 1, 2
F25CN270 1, 2
F25LYA 1
F25MGII 1
F25ND3 1, 2
F25ND5 1, 2
F25QTZ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
F25QTZD1 1
F25SRF2 1, 2
F25SRF2D1 1
F28X50LP 1
F28X50OII 1
F28X50OIII 1
neutral density 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
FITS
data files 1, 2, 3, 4
fixed-pattern 1, 2, 3, 4
flat field
krypton and deuterium 1, 2, 3
flat field calibration 1
focus 1, 2
FP-SPLIT 1
apertures 1, 2, 3, 4
fringe amplitudes 1
fringe flat 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
fringing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
full well
CCD saturation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
FUV-MAMA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29

G

G140L grating 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
G140M grating 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
G230L grating 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
G230LB grating 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
G230M grating 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
G230MB grating 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
G430L grating 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
G430M grating 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
G750L grating 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
G750M grating 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
geocoronal emission 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
geometric distortion 1
ghost image 1, 2
GO wavecals 1
grating wheel 1, 2
ground testing 1, 2, 3
guide stars 1

H

help desk 1, 2
highres 1
sampling 1, 2, 3, 4
high-time-resolution 1, 2
HITM 1
calibration 1, 2
hot pixels 1

I

imaging 1
central wavelength 1
coronagraphic 1
filters 1
FWHM 1
limiting magnitudes 1
overview 1
red leak 1
sensitivity limits 1
interstellar extinction 1

J

Jupiter 1, 2

L

light path 1
linearity
also see non-linearity 1, 2, 3
line-spread function 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
long-slit echelle 1
LOW-SKY 1
Lyman-a geocoronal 1

M

MAMA
ACCUM 1
bright object limits 1, 2, 3
BUFFER-TIME 1
dark current 1, 2
detector 1
highres 1
non-linearity 1
parallel observations 1
performance 1
plate scale 1
read time 1
saturation 1
sensitivity 1
spectral offset 1
spectral response 1
Time-Tag 1
mask
also see coronagraph 1, 2, 3
coronagraphic 1
memory 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
microchannel 1, 2, 3, 4
moving targets 1
MSM (mode selection mechanism) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

N

non-linearity
MAMA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
nonuniformity 1, 2, 3, 4
NUV-MAMA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44

O

occultation 1
occulting 1, 2, 3
occulting bar
see fiducial or coronagraph 1, 2
operating modes 1
optical design 1
orbits
CCD/MAMA 1
maximum number 1
orbit-time determination 1
ORIENT 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
orientation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
roll angle 1
overheads 1, 2
overillumination 1
overlight 1, 2

P

paper products 1
parallel observations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
CCD 1
coordinated 1, 2
pure 1, 2
pattern 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
patterns 1
generic
LINE 1
SPIRAL 1
imaging
STIS-CCD-BOX 1
STIS-MAMA-BOX 1
STIS-SPIRAL-DITH 1
spectroscopic
STIS-ALONG-SLIT 1
STIS-PERP-TO-SLIT 1
peakup 1, 2
exposure time 1
Phase I 1, 2
preparation 1
Phase II 1
preparation 1
photocathode 1, 2
pipeline calibration 1
planetary targets 1, 2
plate scales 1
PLATE-ID 1, 2
point source 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
point source acquisitions 1
point spread function 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
position angle 1
POS-TARG 1
precision 1
prism 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
proposal
observing sequence 1
overheads 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
parallel observations 1, 2
Phase II 1
pseudo-apertures 1, 2
D1 apertures 1, 2
E1 CTE positions 1, 2, 3, 4
E2 CTE positions 1, 2

Q

quantum efficiency (QE) 1, 2, 3, 4

R

read noise 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
readout 1, 2, 3, 4
red leak 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
reflection 1
repeatability 1, 2, 3
repeller wire 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
resolution 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43

S

SAA
see South Atlantic Anomaly 1
saturation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Saturn 1, 2
scattered light 1, 2, 3, 4
scheduling policies 1
sensitivity 1
time dependence 1, 2, 3, 4
units 1, 2
shadow 1, 2, 3, 4
signal-to-noise 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50
determination 1
high 1, 2, 3
sky background 1, 2
slit
see aperture 1, 2, 3
slit wheel 1
slitless spectroscopy 1
SMOV 1
solar system targets 1
solar-blind 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
solar-system
target acquisition 1
South Atlantic Anomaly 1, 2
spatial profiles 1, 2
spectral purity 1, 2, 3
spectroscopy 1
echelle 1
first-order 1
gratings 1
limiting magnitudes 1
objective-prism 1
overview 1
sensitivity limits 1
slitless 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
spatially resolved 1, 2, 3
spectral range 1
spectral resolution 1
stability 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
STMAG system 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
STSDAS 1, 2, 3, 4
supported apertures 1

T

target acquisition 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
ACQ 1, 2, 3, 4
centering 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
checkbox 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
diffuse 1
dwell point 1
exposure time 1
flux-weighted centroid 1, 2
moving targets 1
offset 1, 2
peakdown 1
peakup 1
point 1
target-of-opportunity 1, 2
TAS (Target Acquisition Simulator) 1, 2
tastis 1
TDS 1, 2
throughput
spectroscopy 1
tilt
primary 1
secondary 1
see scan 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
time-resolved observations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
TIME-TAG 1, 2, 3, 4
transmission 1, 2, 3
Two-Gyro Mode 1

U

undersampling 1, 2
user support
help desk 1

W

wavecal 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
automatic 1, 2, 3, 4
zero-points 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
wavelength calibration 1, 2
web pages 1

Z

zodiacal light 1, 2, 3, 4

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