Welcome to our Support Group webpage
Many Canadian astronomers are involved with Herschel,
a space observatory for far infrared and submillimeter wavelengths. Herschel is a cornerstone mission of the
European Space Agency (ESA) and Canadian participation in this
mission is managed through the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
NASA is also a partner in Herschel and
maintains a Herschel webpage as well. Herschel was launched
on May 14, 2009.
Canadians participated in building two of the three instruments that Herschel carries:
SPIRE
(Spectral and Photmetric Imaging Receiver) a bolometer "camera" and fourier transform spectrometer,
and HIFI (Heterodyne Instrument for the Far Infrared),
a high resolution spectrometer. The third instrument on Herschel is
PACS (Photoconductor Array Camera), an imaging photometer or an integral
field spectrometer.
At University of Waterloo, our group provides support for HIFI to Canadian astronomers. Please
do not hesitate to contact us!
Dispatch from the front:
HERSCHEL CLOSES ITS EYES ON THE UNIVERSE - 29.April.2013
This mark the beginning of the Herschel mission post-operation phase. Our group will continue to provide support throughout the post-operation phase.
HIPE and Data Processing News:
17.June.2013 12:25 GMT, Herschel Space Observatory Switched OFF.
HSC Workshop Announcement: Herschel Data Processing for Newcomers 24-27 June 2013
Of interest:
Herschel links water in Jupiter's stratosphere to 1994 comet impact
News on purification of band 3B (12.Feb.2013)
Herschel finds first evidence of Earth-like water in comet - Nature Letter 2011
In-orbit Performance of Herschel-HIFI
A&A January 2012, Vol 537