Reference page for CASIMIR observation planning: first flights

Cutaway view of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)

Instrument performance summary

Summary characteristics for CASIMIR at first flights (html, pdf), September 2004
This supplements the instrument page maintained by the SOFIA project.

Line lists and atmospheric transmission

The JPL Molecular Spectroscopy Group maintains a very complete line list that covers the CASIMIR bands.
The Leiden Atomic and Molecular Database (LAMDA) provides atomic and molecular constants for radiative transfer modeling of important species.

Some important lines and atmospheric transmission plots (bands in bold are most likely for first flights):

550 GHz Band, 500-600 GHz
1000 GHz Band, 920-1070 GHz
1200 GHz Band, 1120-1250 GHz
1400 GHz Band, 1400 GHz

Questions or comments? Please contact Andrew Harris.