PACS spectrometer AOT release notes

The PACS Spectrometer AOT design and observer's access to instrument observing modes is described in Chapter 6 of the PACS Observer's Manual. Guidelines to find the suitable observing mode and the optimization process of the overall observing strategy for various science cases are explained there. Dedicated documents are also available for each AOTs and their sub-modes in AOT Release Notes:

PACS high-sampling chop/nod mode for Line Spectroscopy and Range Spectroscopy AOTs

• PACS chopped line scan and high-sampling range scan AOT release note (19 Jan 2010)

PACS SED and large range scan mode in Range Spectroscopy AOT

• PACS SED and large range scan AOT release note (10 Mar 2010)

PACS unchopped grating scan mode for Line Spectroscopy and Range Spectroscopy AOTs - 2nd generation observing mode

• Unchopped line scan and unchopped range scan/SED mode release note (10 Sep 2010)

PACS unchopped grating scan bright line mode for Line Spectroscopy AOT

• Unchopped line scan bright line mode release note (15 Apr 2011)

PACS wavelength switching mode for Line Spectroscopy AOT - decommissioned 1st generation observing mode

• PACS wavelength switching AOT release note (20 Jan 2010)

-- BartVandenbussche - 06 Jun 2011