Cosmic Origins Spectrograph Instrument Handbook for Cycle 17

Chapter 3:
A Tour Through COS

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3.1 The Location of COS in the HST Focal Plane
3.2 The Optical Design of COS
    3.2.1 External Shutter
    3.2.2 The Apertures and Aperture Mechanism
    3.2.3 Gratings and Mirrors: The Optics Select Mechanisms
    3.2.4 Detectors
    3.2.5 On-board Calibration Lamps
3.3 Basic Instrument Operations
    3.3.1 Target Acquisitions
    3.3.2 Data Taking: TIME-TAG and ACCUM
    3.3.3 Wavelength Calibration
    3.3.4 Typical Observing Sequences
    3.3.5 Data Storage and Transfer
3.4 COS Illustrated
3.5 COS Quick Reference Guide