Index

A

ACCUM

dark current calibration

function of

minimum time

mode, described 1, 2

multiple reads

accumulate mode

see "ACCUM"

ACQ 1, 2, 3, 4

function of

mode, described

active control law

afterimages

amplifier glow 1, 2

described

non-linearity

aperture

defining

NIC1 through NIC3-FIX

NIC2-ACQ 1, 2

NIC2-CORON 1, 2

array

comparison to CCD

read 1, 2

reset

artifacts

amplifier glow 1, 2, 3, 4

shading

associations

atomic lines

attached parallel

B

background 1, 2

ground-based

infrared

radiation

in exposure calculations

spectroscopy

thermal 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

zodiacal 1, 2

zodiacal light

bad pixels 1, 2, 3

detector

bandpass

see "filter"

Becklin-Neugebauer object

bleeding

breathing 1, 2

bright object limitations

bright object mode

see "BRIGHTOBJ"

bright targets

BRIGHTOBJ

calibration of mode

exposure times

function of

mode, described

C

camera

attached parallel

changing, overhead

field of view

filters

focus

image quality

orientation 1, 2

resolution

spatial resolution

NIC1

NIC2

NIC3

spectroscopy, camera 3

camera 1 through camera 3

see "camera" and "filter"

CCD

compared to NICMOS array

CELESTIAL 1, 2

chop 1, 2

overhead

patterns

ONE-CHOP

TWO-CHOP

CO lines

cold baffling

cold pixels

combined patterns

SPIRAL-DITH-CHOP

XSTRIP-DITH-CHOP

YSTRIP-DITH-CHOP

continuous viewing zone

conversion tool

cooling system 1, 2, 3

capillary pumped loop 1, 2

circulator loop 1, 2, 3

circulator pump

compressor pump

cooling coil

cryocooler 1, 2

electronic support module 1, 2

flex lines

heat exchanger 1, 2, 3

multi-layer insulation

NCS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

power conversion electronics

coordinate system

NICMOS 1, 2

coronagraphy

aperture

cold mask

coronagraphic hole 1, 2

coronagraphic mask

image contrast, PSF centering

observations 1, 2

occulting spot

target acquisition

overhead

cosmic rays 1, 2, 3

effect

CPL (Capillary Pumped Loop)

see "cooling system"

cryocooler

see "cooling system"

CVZ

see "continuous viewing zone"

D

dark current

calibration in ACCUM or MULTIACCUM

detector 1, 2

exposure times

data

data negative limit

readout, overhead

DEFOCUS

mode 1, 2

detector

amplifier glow 1, 2, 3, 4

array reset

arrays

artifacts

bad pixels

bias

bright object limitations

characteristics

dark current 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

described

DQE

dynamic range 1, 2, 3

gain

HgCdTe 1, 2

linearity 1, 2

non-destructive read

non-linearity

operations

photovoltaic

quantum efficiency

read noise 1, 2, 3

readout modes 1, 2

response 1, 2

saturation 1, 2

shading

see "shading" 1, 2

throughput

well depth

dewar 1, 2, 3, 4

aft end

cold mask

shifts

cryogenic liquid

inner shell

solid nitrogen

thermal short 1, 2

diffraction

rings

spikes

diffraction limited 1, 2

dispersion direction

dither 1, 2, 3, 4

patterns

SPIRAL-DITH

SQUARE-WAVE-DITH

XSTRIP-DITH

YSTRIP-DITH

dynamic range

detector

E

earthshine

electronic bars

emission lines

exposure times

emissivity

encircled energy 1, 2

epsilon diagrams

ESM (Electronic Support Module)

see "cooling system"

exclusion

F164N, camera 3

F175W, camera 3

F187N, camera 3

F190N, camera 3

F196N, camera 3

F200N, camera 3

F212N, camera 3

F215N, camera 3

F222M, camera 3

F240M, camera 3

grisms

polarizers

exposure time calculator

extended objects

point sources

signal-to-noise

exposure times

background radiation

BRIGHTOBJ

calculating

dark current

emission line contribution

instrument parameters

instrumental factors

signal-to-noise, calculating

F

F090M through F237M

see "filter"

FET

see "field effect transistor"

FGS (Fine Guidance Sensors)

field effect transistor

field of view

cameras

field offset mirror

optical path

parallel observation

PSF

filter

available, list of

bandpasses 1, 2, 3

camera 1

camera 2

camera 3

described 1, 2

F090M, camera 1

F095N, camera 1

F097N, camera 1

F108N, camera 1

F108N, camera 3

F110M, camera 1

F110W, camera 1

F110W, camera 3

F113N, camera 1

F113N, camera 3

F11W, camera 2

F140W, camera 1

F145M, camera 1

F150W, camera 3

F160W, camera 1

F160W, camera 2

F160W, camera 3

F164N, camera 1

F164N, camera 3

F165M, camera 1

F165M, camera 2

F166N, camera 1

F170M, camera 1

F171M, camera 2

F175W, camera3

F180M, camera 2

F187N, camera 1

F187N, camera 2

F187N, camera 3

F187W, camera 2

F190N, camera 1

F190N, camera 2

F190N, camera 3

F196N, camera 3

F200N, camera 3

F204M, camera 2

F205W, camera 2

F207M, camera 2

F212N, camera 2

F212N, camera 3

F215N, camera 2

F215N, camera 3

F216N, camera 2

F222M, camera 2

F222M, camera 3

F237M, camera 2

F240M, camera 3

filter wheel

G141

leak

nomenclature

polarimetry

sensitivities

sensitivity curves, polarizers

sensitivity parameters 1, 2

spectroscopy 1, 2

transmission

flat field

color dependent

response 1, 2

sensitivity variations

flux

Jansky 1, 2

magnitude systems

standard stars

unit conversion

examples

units 1, 2

focus

camera 1

camera 2

history

NIC3

out-of-focus operations

pupil alignment mechanism

FOM

see "field offset mirror"

FOS (Faint Object Spectrograph)

G

gain

see "detector"

ghosts

glint 1, 2

glow

amplifier, see "amplifier glow"

grisms 1, 2

available

background radiation

described

resolving power

spectroscopy 1, 2

grot

guide star

acquisition overhead 1, 2

reacquisition overhead

H

helium lines

Help Desk

contacting

history

HOST (HST Orbital Systems Test)

hot pixels

hydrogen lines

I

IDT "Instrument Development Team"

image

quality

strehl ratios

imaging

filters

infrared

polarimetry

sensitivity limits

instrument

camera orientation

coordinate system

design

field divider

field of view

field offset mirror

filters

optical train 1, 2

optics

overview

pixel size

pupil alignment mechanism

setup time, overhead

intrapixel sensitivity

J

Jansky

see also "flux"

jitter

L

leaks

filters

linearity

detector

lines

atomic

molecular

LOW-SKY

M

magnitude

CIT system

flux conversion

infrared system

UKIRT system

zero points

map patterns

SPIRAL-MAP

mapping

MLI (Multi-Layer Insulation)

see "cooling system"

modes

ACCUM 1, 2

ACQ 1, 2

BRIGHTOBJ

detector readout

INT-ACQ 1, 2

mode-2 acquisition 1, 2

MULTIACCUM 1, 2, 3

molecular lines

mosaic

MULTIACCUM 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

dark current calibration

dynamic range

function of

mode, described 1, 2, 3

SAMP-TIME

multiple accumulate mode

see "MULTIACCUM"

multiple initial and final reads 1, 2

N

NCC (NICMOS Cryo Cooler)

see "cooling system"

NCS (NICMOS Cooling System)

see "cooling system" 1, 2

NEXP

NIC1 1, 2, 3, 4

encircled energy

optimal focus

NIC1 through NIC3-FIX

see "aperture"

NIC2 1, 2, 3, 4

encircled energy

NIC3 1, 2, 3, 4

best focus

vignetting

NICMOS cooling system

see "cooling system"

NICMOS cryocooler

see "cooling system"

NICMOS-ORIENT

NIC-SPIRAL-DITH

non-destructive readout 1, 2, 3

NREAD

NSAMP 1, 2

Nyquist sampling

O

observation

attached parallel

coronagraphic, planning

grism, planning

planning

polarimetry, planning

observing patterns

predesigned

NIC-MAP

NIC-ONE-CHOP

NIC-ONE-SKY-CHOP

NIC-SPIRAL-DITH

NIC-SPIRAL-DITH-CHOP

NIC-SPIRAL-DITH-SKY-CHOP

NIC-SPIRAL-MAP

NIC-SQUARE-WAVE-DITH

NIC-TWO-CHOP

NIC-TWO-SKY-CHOP

NIC-XSTRIP-DITH

NIC-XSTRIP-DITH-CHOP

NIC-XSTRIP-DITH-SKY-CHOP

NIC-YSTRIP-DITH

NIC-YSTRIP-DITH-CHOP

OFFSET

on-board acquisition

operating mode

overheads

optical baffles

optical elements

grisms

optical telescope assembly

breathing

optics

astigmatism

coma

dewar

elements

emissivity

filters

grisms

orbits

required, calculating

time requests

ORIENT

orientation

described

OTA

see "optical telescope assembly"

overhead

coronagraphy

example, polarimetry

examples

instrument specific

NICMOS specific

observatory level 1, 2

P

paint flakes

see "grot"

PAM

see "pupil alignment mechanism" 1, 2, 3

parallels

attached

pattern parameter form 1, 2

PCE (Power Conversion Electronics)

see "cooling system"

pedestal

persistence

cosmic ray 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

photon 1, 2

photodiode

photometric stability

photometry

Johnson’s system

red source

sources with extreme colors

stability

Vega

young stellar objects

plate scale 1, 2, 3

pointing

HST

polarimetry

example

filters

spectral coverage

polarizers

POS-TARG 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

post-SAA

proposal

instructions

overheads, exposure

Phase I

Phase II

Phase II Proposal Instructions

submission process

unsupported modes

PSF 1, 2

centering

field dependence

field offset mirror

NIC3

Nyquist sampling

subtraction

temporal dependence

temporal variations

pupil alignment mechanism 1, 2

focus

optical path

Q

quality

image

R

re-acquisitions

read noise

described

detector

readout

ACCUM mode 1, 2

ACQ mode 1, 2

BRIGHTOBJ

exposure times

mode 1, 2

MULTIACCUM mode 1, 2, 3

non-destructive

NSAMP

SAMP-TIME

readout modes

detector

resolution

cameras

re-use target acquisition

described

reuse target offset 1, 2, 3, 4

RT ANALYSIS

RTO

see "reuse target offset"

S

SAA

see "South Atlantic Anomaly"

SAM

see "small angle maneuvers"

SAMP-TIME

saturation

detector

sensitivity

F164N, camera 3

F171M, camera 2

F175W, camera 3

F187N, camera 3

F190N, camera 3

F196N, camera 3

F200N, camera 3

F212N, camera 3

F215N, camera 3

F222M, camera 3

F237M, camera 2

F240M, camera 3

grisms

limits

polarizers

servicing mission

SM3B 1, 2, 3

shading 1, 2, 3, 4

dark current removal

described 1, 2

shutter

detector reset

shutter mechanism

signal-to-noise

calculating 1, 2

sky brightness

zodiacal background

small angle maneuvers 1, 2, 3, 4

software

spectroscopy reduction

South Atlantic Anomaly

Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF)

spacecraft jitter

spacecraft orientations

spectroscopy

central wavelength

complex fields

dispersion

G141

grism, general

grisms, described

sensitivity

spectral coverage

STSDAS

calibration

T

target acquisition

ACQ mode, described

aperture 1, 2

interactive

onboard 1, 2

re-use target offset

target acquisition mode

TECs

see "thermally electrically cooled shells"

telescope

motion

motion, overhead

small angle maneuvers

thermal background 1, 2, 3, 4

thermal electrically cooled shells

thermal emission 1, 2

thermal regime 1, 2

thermal short

see "dewar"

thermal stress

throughput

time-resolved images

TinyTim

TWO-CHOP

U

units

in Handbook

microns

user support

Help Desk

V

vapor cooled shield

Vega

vignetting

cameras 1 and 2

cold

NIC3

warm

Visual Target Tuner (VTT)

W

wavefront error

wavelength

units

World Wide Web

NICMOS Web page

Y

young stellar objects (YSOs) 1, 2

Z

zodiacal background 1, 2, 3

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