The on-orbit performance of the galaxy evolution explorer

Patrick Morrissey; David Schiminovich; Tom A. Barlow; D. Christopher Martin; Brian Blakkolb; Tim Conrow; Brian Cooke; Kerry Erickson; James Fanson; Peter G. Friedman; Robert Grange; Patrick N. Jelinsky; Siu Chun Lee; Dankai Liu; Alan Mazer; Ryan Mclean; Bruno Milliard; David Randall; Wes Schmitigal; Amit Sen; Oswald H.W. Slegmund; Frank Surber; Arthur Vaughan; Maurice Viton; Barry Y. Welsh; Luciana Bianchi; Yong Ik Byun; Jose Donas; Karl Forster; Timothy M. Heckman; Young Wook Lee; Barry F. Madore; Roger F. Malila; Susan G. Neff; R. Michael Rich; Todd Small; Alex S. Szalay; Ted K. Wyder

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The on-orbit performance of the galaxy evolution explorer

Patrick Morrissey, David Schiminovich, Tom A. Barlow, D. Christopher Martin, Brian Blakkolb, Tim Conrow, Brian Cooke, Kerry Erickson, James Fanson, Peter G. Friedman, Robert Grange, Patrick N. Jelinsky, Siu Chun Lee, Dankai Liu, Alan Mazer, Ryan Mclean, Bruno Milliard, David Randall, Wes Schmitigal, Amit SenOswald H.W. Slegmund, Frank Surber, Arthur Vaughan, Maurice Viton, Barry Y. Welsh, Luciana Bianchi, Yong Ik Byun, Jose Donas, Karl Forster, Timothy M. Heckman, Young Wook Lee, Barry F. Madore, Roger F. Malila, Susan G. Neff, R. Michael Rich, Todd Small, Alex S. Szalay, Ted K. Wyder

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We report the first year's on-orbit performance results for the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX), a NASA Small Explorer that is performing a survey of the sky in two ultraviolet bands. The instrument comprises a 50 cm diameter modified Ritchey-Chrétien telescope with a 1°.25 field of view, selectable imaging and objective-grism spectroscopic modes, and an innovative optical system with a thin-film multilayer dichroic beam splitter that enables simultaneous imaging by a pair of photon-counting, microchannel-plate, delay-line readout detectors. Initial measurements demonstrate that GALEX is performing well, meeting its requirements for resolution, efficiency, astrometry, bandpass definition, and survey sensitivity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	L7-L10
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	619
Issue number	1 II
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/424734
Publication status	Published - 2005 Jan 20

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Space and Planetary Science

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Morrissey, P., Schiminovich, D., Barlow, T. A., Martin, D. C., Blakkolb, B., Conrow, T., Cooke, B., Erickson, K., Fanson, J., Friedman, P. G., Grange, R., Jelinsky, P. N., Lee, S. C., Liu, D., Mazer, A., Mclean, R., Milliard, B., Randall, D., Schmitigal, W., ... Wyder, T. K. (2005). The on-orbit performance of the galaxy evolution explorer. Astrophysical Journal, 619(1 II), L7-L10. https://doi.org/10.1086/424734

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