Chapter 1:
ACS Overview
1.1 Instrument Design and Capabilities
1.1.1 Detectors
1.1.2 ACS Optical Design
1.1.3 ACS Geometric Distortion
1.2 Basic Instrument Operations
1.2.1 Target Acquisitions
1.2.2 Typical ACS Observing Sequence
1.2.3 Data Storage and Transfer
1.2.4 Parallel Operations
This chapter provides an overview of the capabilities and design of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and describes the basic instrument operations. For more information we refer you to the ACS Instrument Handbook which gives a technical description of the instrument's properties, expected performance, operations, and calibration.
