FIFI-LS: The Field-Imaging Far-Infrared Line Spectrometer on SOFIA

Fischer, Christian; Beckmann, Simon; Bryant, Aaron; Colditz, Sebastian; Fumi, Fabio; Geis, Norbert; Hamidouche, Mourad; Henning, Thomas; Hönle, Rainer; Iserlohe, Christof; Klein, Randolf; Krabbe, Alfred; Looney, Leslie; Poglitsch, Albrecht; Raab, Walfried; Rebell, Felix; Rosenthal, Dirk; Savage, Maureen; Schweitzer, Mario; Trinh, Christopher; Vacca, William

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FIFI-LS: The Field-Imaging Far-Infrared Line Spectrometer on SOFIA

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Fischer, Christian
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Beckmann, Simon
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Bryant, Aaron
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Colditz, Sebastian
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Fumi, Fabio
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Geis, Norbert
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Hamidouche, Mourad
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Henning, Thomas
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Hönle, Rainer
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Iserlohe, Christof
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Klein, Randolf
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Krabbe, Alfred
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Looney, Leslie
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Poglitsch, Albrecht
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Raab, Walfried
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Rebell, Felix
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Rosenthal, Dirk
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Savage, Maureen
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Schweitzer, Mario
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Trinh, Christopher
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Vacca, William
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

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Fischer, C., Beckmann, S., Bryant, A., Colditz, S., Fumi, F., Geis, N., et al. (2018). FIFI-LS: The Field-Imaging Far-Infrared Line Spectrometer on SOFIA. Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation, 7.

Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0005-CDBE-F

Abstract

We describe the design of the Field-Imaging Far-Infrared Line Spectrometer (FIFI-LS), operated as a Facility-Class instrument on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). FIFI-LS is an imaging spectrometer for medium resolution spectroscopy. Since being commissioned in 2014, it has performed over 50 SOFIA commissioning and science flights. After operating as a principal investigator instrument in 2014 and early 2015, it was accepted as a Facility Science Instrument in 2015. In addition to the description of the design, we report on the in-flight performance and the concept of operation. We also provide an overview of the science opportunities with FIFI-LS and describe how FIFI-LS observations complement and complete observations with the PACS instrument on the Herschel observatory.