Ultraviolet Italian Sky Surveyor (UVISS) on the International Space Station (ISS): study report

Pier Luigi Bernacca; Elio Antonello; F. Bertola; Andrea Preite Martinez; Roberto Stalio; Santo Catalano; L. Maraschi; Marcello Rodono; Giuseppe Tondello; Gabriele E. Villa; M. Badiali; Giovanni Bonanno; Andrea Bucconi; L. Buson; D. Cardini; A. Cavaliere; P. Ceccherini; D. Martino; M. Della Valle; A. Emanuele; Renato Falomo; C. Facchinetti; E. Fantino; Anna Gregorio; Alessandro C. Lanzafame; C. Mirra; U. Munari; Giampiero Naletto; I. Pagano; Maria-Guglielmina Pelizzo; P. Pizzolati; Luca Poletto; Roberto Ragazzoni; R. Rampazzo; Bortolino Saggin; Salvatore Scuderi; Paolo Trampus; Michela C. Uslenghi; Mario Zannoni; Giovanna Zennaro; A. Bressan

doi:10.1117/12.410523

18 December 2000 Ultraviolet Italian Sky Surveyor (UVISS) on the International Space Station (ISS): study report

Pier Luigi Bernacca, Elio Antonello, F. Bertola, Andrea Preite Martinez, Roberto Stalio, Santo Catalano, L. Maraschi, Marcello Rodono, Giuseppe Tondello, Gabriele E. Villa, M. Badiali, Giovanni Bonanno, Andrea Bucconi, L. Buson, D. Cardini, A. Cavaliere, P. Ceccherini, D. Martino, M. Della Valle, A. Emanuele, Renato Falomo, C. Facchinetti, E. Fantino, Anna Gregorio, Alessandro C. Lanzafame, C. Mirra, U. Munari, Giampiero Naletto, I. Pagano, Maria-Guglielmina Pelizzo, P. Pizzolati, Luca Poletto, Roberto Ragazzoni, R. Rampazzo, Bortolino Saggin, Salvatore Scuderi, Paolo Trampus, Michela C. Uslenghi, Mario Zannoni, Giovanna Zennaro, A. Bressan

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Proceedings Volume 4139, Instrumentation for UV/EUV Astronomy and Solar Missions; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.410523
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2000, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

A Mission into Hot Phenomena in the Universe is proposed by means of a small telescope of 50 cm aperture accommodated on the International Space Station. Two operating modes are envisaged: 3 angstrom dispersion imaging spectroscopy in the 90 - 320 nm range (1st priority) or wide field (1 degree) medium bandwidth imaging in the same range but Ly-(alpha) (2nd priority). It will use a pointing platform attached to an Express Pallet Adapter available to the Italian Space Agency (ASI) more than 4 - 6 months per year. During a life time of 6 yr focal plane instruments may be changed when on-ground refurbishment occurs. With reasonable exposure times hot thermal sources as faint as V equals 19 - 2 can be observed in the spectroscopy mode at 110 nm and active chromospheres on cool stars as faint as V equals 15 at 250 nm can be monitored. Assessment of FUV imaging is underway, possibly providing observations of hot sources as faint as V equals 21 - 22. Nominal uplift to ISS is set in Autumn 2005.

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Pier Luigi Bernacca, Elio Antonello, F. Bertola, Andrea Preite Martinez, Roberto Stalio, Santo Catalano, L. Maraschi, Marcello Rodono, Giuseppe Tondello, Gabriele E. Villa, M. Badiali, Giovanni Bonanno, Andrea Bucconi, L. Buson, D. Cardini, A. Cavaliere, P. Ceccherini, D. Martino, M. Della Valle, A. Emanuele, Renato Falomo, C. Facchinetti, E. Fantino, Anna Gregorio, Alessandro C. Lanzafame, C. Mirra, U. Munari, Giampiero Naletto, I. Pagano, Maria-Guglielmina Pelizzo, P. Pizzolati, Luca Poletto, Roberto Ragazzoni, R. Rampazzo, Bortolino Saggin, Salvatore Scuderi, Paolo Trampus, Michela C. Uslenghi, Mario Zannoni, Giovanna Zennaro, and A. Bressan "Ultraviolet Italian Sky Surveyor (UVISS) on the International Space Station (ISS): study report", Proc. SPIE 4139, Instrumentation for UV/EUV Astronomy and Solar Missions, (18 December 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.410523

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