Contents

• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• 1 Introduction
• 2 The Instrument
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Optical Design
    • 2.2.1 Focal Plane Assemblies
    • 2.2.2 Spectrograph
    • 2.2.3 Detectors
    • 2.2.4 Fine Error Sensors
  • 2.3 Instrument Alignment and Target Centering
    • 2.3.1 Mirror Alignment
    • 2.3.2 Grating Motion
    • 2.3.3 Pointing Stability
  • 2.4 Instrument Data System
  • 2.5 Science Data Collection Modes
    • 2.5.1 TTAG (Photon Address) mode
    • 2.5.2 HIST (Spectral Image) mode
  • 2.6 FUSE Mission Short Biography
  
  
• 3 Pipeline Processing
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 OPUS
  • 3.3 Overview of CalFUSE
  
  
• 4 The Science Data Files
  • 4.1 Introduction to the Science Data Files
    • 4.1.1 Overview
    • 4.1.2 File Name Conventions and Useful Program IDs
    • 4.1.3 Notation Convention
  • 4.2 Contents of the Science Data Files
    • 4.2.1 Exposure-level Files (*fraw.fit,*fcal.fit,*fidf.fit, *ext.gif,*rat.gif)
    • 4.2.2 Observation-level Data Files (*all*.fit, *ano*.fit, *nvo*.fit)
  
  
• 5 Ancillary Files
  • 5.1 FES Image Files (*fesfraw.fit, *fesfcal.fit)
  • 5.2 Time-Resolved Engineering Files (*jitrf.fit, *hskpf.fit)
  • 5.3 Engineering Snapshot Files (*snapf.fit, *snpaf.fit, *snpbf.fit)
  • 5.4 Association Tables (*asnf.fit)
  • 5.5 Mission Planning Schedule (MPS) Files (mps*.pdf)
  • 5.6 Mission Planning Guide Star Plots
  • 5.7 Daily Count Rate Plots
  • 5.8 Science Data Assessment Forms
  
  
• 6 FITS File Headers
  • 6.1 Science Data File Headers
  • 6.2 Engineering Data File Headers
  
  
• 7 Factors Affecting FUSE Data Quality
  • 7.1 Emission Lines Contributing to the Background
    • 7.1.1 Airglow
    • 7.1.2 Second Order Solar light
    • 7.1.3 Scattered Solar Light in SiC Channels
    • 7.1.4 Identifying Airglow and Solar Emission
  • 7.2 Additional Contributions to the Background
    • 7.2.1 Stray and Scattered Light
    • 7.2.2 Event Bursts
  • 7.3 Detector Effects
    • 7.3.1 Moiré Pattern
    • 7.3.2 Grid Wires and the Worm
    • 7.3.3 Dead Zones
    • 7.3.4 Gain Sag and Detector Walk
    • 7.3.5 Fixed-pattern Noise and FP splits
  • 7.4 Instrumental Effects
    • 7.4.1 Spectral Motion
    • 7.4.2 Astigmatism
  • 7.5 Flux Calibration
    • 7.5.1 Definition and Internal Consistency
    • 7.5.2 Quasi-molecular Satellite Features
    • 7.5.3 G191-B2B
    • 7.5.4 Time Dependence
    • 7.5.5 MDRS and HIRS Calibration
  • 7.6 Residual Wavelength Errors
  • 7.7 FUSE Resolving Power
  • 7.8 Background Subtraction
  • 7.9 Detector Grid Voltage Tests
  
  
• 8 Retrieving and Analyzing FUSE Data
  • 8.1 Retrieving FUSE Data
  • 8.2 Analyzing FUSE data
    • 8.2.1 IDL Analysis Packages
    • 8.2.2 C Analysis Packages
  • 8.3 FUSE Data Quality Check-List
  • 8.4 Additional Analysis Aids and Atlases
    • 8.4.1 Atomic and Molecular Line Data
    • 8.4.2 FUSE Interstellar Absorption Spectra
    • 8.4.3 Atlases of FUSE Stellar Spectra
    • 8.4.4 FUSE Airglow Spectra
    • 8.4.5 IUE Object Classes and Class #99 Observations
  
  
• 9 Special Cases and Frequently Asked Questions
  • 9.1 Special Cases
    • 9.1.1 Extended Sources
    • 9.1.2 Time Variable Sources
    • 9.1.3 Earth Limb Observations
    • 9.1.4 Background Limited Observations
    • 9.1.5 Moving Targets
  • 9.2 Frequently Asked Questions
  
  
• Bibliography
• Appendix A Glossary
• Appendix B Intermediate Data File Header Descriptions
• Appendix C Trailer File Warning Messages
• Appendix D Format of Housekeeping Files
• Appendix E Format of Engineering Snapshots
• Apendix F FUSE Residual Wavelength Errors