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most citedThe Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope: Instrument and Data Characteristics

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astro-ph2000★ 18 cited

Ultraviolet Signposts of Resonant Dynamics in the Starburst-Ringed Sab Galaxy, M94 (NGC 4736)

William H. Waller, Michael N. Fanelli, William C. Keel +10

M94 (NGC 4736) is investigated using images from the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (FUV-band), Hubble Space Telescope (NUV-band), Kitt Peak 0.9-m telescope (H-alpha, R, and I bands…

astro-ph2000★ 28 cited

Validation of Up-the-Ramp Sampling with Cosmic Ray Rejection on IR Detectors

J. D. Offenberg, D. J. Fixsen, B. J. Rauscher +9

We examine cosmic ray rejection methodology on data collected from InSb and Si:As detectors. The application of an Up-the-Ramp sampling technique with cosmic ray identification and…

astro-ph2000★ 41 cited

Cosmic Ray Rejection and Readout Efficiency for Large-Area Arrays

D. J. Fixsen, J. D. Offenberg, R. J. Hanisch +4

We present an algorithm to optimally process uniformly sampled array image data obtained with a nondestructive readout. The algorithm discards full wells, removes cosmic ray (parti…

astro-ph2000★ 1 cited

Multi-Read Out Data Simulator

J. D. Offenberg, R. J. Hanisch, D. J. Fixsen +4

We present a data simulation package designed to create a series of simulated data samples for a detector with non-destructive sampling capability. The original intent of this soft…

astro-ph1998★ 2 cited

Cosmic Ray Rejection and Image Processing Aboard The Next Generation Space Telescope

H. S. Stockman, D. Fixsen, R. Hanisch +5

The NASA Yardstick design for the Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM) utilizes 64 1k x 1k InSb imagers. Since multiple readouts per image are required to remove cosmic ray…

astro-ph1997★ 53 cited

The Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope: Instrument and Data Characteristics

Theodore P. Stecher, Robert H. Cornett, Michael R. Greason +16

The Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT) was flown as part of the Astro observatory on the Space Shuttle Columbia in December 1990 and again on the Space Shuttle Endeavor in March 1…