Sibthorpe, B., Chanial, P. and Griffin, Matthew Joseph  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0033-177X
2009.
SPS: a software simulator for the Herschel-SPIRE photometer.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
503
(2)
, pp. 625-630.
10.1051/0004-6361/200911724
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Abstract
Aims. Instrument simulators are becoming ever more useful for planning and analysing large astronomy survey data. In this paper we present a simulator for the Herschel-SPIRE photometer. We describe the models it uses and the form of the input and output data. Methods. The SPIRE photometer simulator is a software package which uses theoretical models, along with flight model test data, to perform numerical simulations of the output time-lines from the instrument in operation on board the Herschel space observatory. Results. A description of the types of uses of the simulator are given, along with information on its past uses. These include example simulations performed in preparation for a high redshift galaxy survey, and a debris disc survey. These are presented as a demonstration of the sort of outputs the simulator is capable of producing.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > Physics and Astronomy |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software Q Science > QB Astronomy |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | methods: numerical; instrumentation: photometers; space vehicles: instruments |
| Publisher: | EDP Sciences |
| ISSN: | 0004-6361 |
| Last Modified: | 13 May 2023 10:27 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/11037 |
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