List of Figures

• 2.1. The SWS instrument
• 2.2. Internal layout of SWS
• 2.3. An SWS grating scanner
• 2.4. Block diagram of the SWS
• 2.5. Optical diagram of the SWS
• 2.6. Simplified scheme of the SWS electronics
• 2.7. Example readouts
• 3.1. Possibilities for simultaneous use of LW and SW grating and LW FP
• 3.2. Layout of an SWS01
• 3.3. Example ERD of an SWS01
• 3.4. SPD data from the first detector of each band during an SWS01 observation
• 3.5. AAR data from all detectors against wavelength during an SWS01 observation
• 3.6. ERD and SPD data for part of an SWS02 observation
• 3.7. SPD data for an SWS02
• 3.8. AAR data from band 1 and 2 for an SWS02
• 3.9. A wavelength layout during an SWS06 observation
• 3.10. Example SPD data during an SWS06 observation
• 3.11. AAR data from all detectors for an SWS06 observation
• 3.12. LW grating position, FP position and wavelength for part of an SWS07 observation
• 3.13. ERD, SPD and aperture data for part of an SWS07 observation
• 3.14. SPD and AAR data for part of an SWS07 observation
• 4.1. Spectral resolution of SWS02 or SWS06 observations
• 4.2. Observed and theoretical resolutions for SWS01 speed 1
• 4.3. Observed and theoretical resolutions for SWS01 speed 2
• 4.4. Observed and theoretical resolutions for SWS01 speed 3
• 4.5. Observed and theoretical resolutions for SWS01 speed 4
• 4.6. SWS Fabry-Pérot spectral resolution as a function of wavelength
• 5.1. Determining the RSRF from pre-launch SWS measurements
• 5.2. Sirius comparison based on a pre-launch RSRF
• 5.3. Full-resolution scan SWS06 observations of point-like sources
• 5.4. Band 3 data showing the leak around 27$\mu$m
• 5.5. The RSRF for band 1A
• 5.6. The RSRF for band 1B
• 5.7. The RSRF for band 1D
• 5.8. The RSRF for band 1E
• 5.9. The RSRF for band 2A
• 5.10. The RSRF for band 2B
• 5.11. The RSRF for band 2C
• 5.12. The RSRF for band 3A
• 5.13. The RSRF for band 4A
• 5.14. The RSRF for band 3C
• 5.15. The RSRF for band 4C
• 5.16. The RSRF for band 3D
• 5.17. The RSRF for band 4D
• 5.18. The RSRF for band 3E
• 5.19. The RSRF for band 4
• 5.20. The RSRF for band 5A
• 5.21. The RSRF for band 5B
• 5.22. The RSRF for band 5C
• 5.23. The RSRF for band 5D
• 5.24. The RSRF for band 6
• 5.25. Computed ISO diffraction losses for the SWS Fabry-Pérot channels
• 5.26. SWS Fabry-Pérot leakage
• 5.27. Example of FP leakage on a single line
• 5.28. Detector gain vs phase in orbit
• 5.29. Flat-field trends over ISO mission
• 5.30. Band 1 for $\alpha$ Boo
• 5.31. Band 2 for $\alpha$ Boo
• 5.32. Bands 3 and 4 for $\alpha$ Boo
• 5.33. Band 1 border normalised differences
• 5.34. Band 2 border normalised differences
• 5.35. Influence of pointing on photometric errors
• 5.36. Band 1 border uncertainties
• 5.37. Band 2 border uncertainties
• 5.38. Ar III line flux of NGC6543
• 6.1. The temperatures of the optical support structure post-helium
• 6.2. Shift in the position of spectral features post-helium
• 6.3. The variation of the spectral resolution post-helium
• 6.4. The variation of dark currents post-helium
• 6.5. The Relative Spectral Response of the SWS tilts more as the temperature increases
• 6.6. Characterisation of the changing slope of the RSRF post-helium
• 6.7. Change of the SWS detector 7 response post-helium
• 7.1. The Derive-SPD flow-diagram
• 7.2. Example data from the SPD processing stage
• 7.3. SPD processed with and without deglitching software
• 7.4. Glitch detection in SWS01 data
• 7.5. A portion of the SPD data against wavelength for band 3A
• 7.6. Auto-Analysis flow-diagram
• 7.7. The dark current correction
• 7.8. The dark current correction in band 2
• 7.9. The effect of the RSRF correction
• 7.10. The effect of flat-fielding
• 7.11. The effect of flux calibration
• 7.12. Example of SPD errors
• 7.13. Example of AAR errors
• 7.14. Flow diagram of the SWS pipeline
• 8.1. Beam profile in the y-axis for the grating detectors
• 8.2. Beam profile in the z-axis for the grating detectors
• 8.3. Beam profile in the y-axis for the FP detectors
• 8.4. Beam profile in the z-axis for the FP detectors
• 8.5. Sub-arcsecond check on the beam profile with Vesta
• 8.6. Wavelength dependence of the beam profile
• 8.7. Pointing offset dependence of the fringes
• 8.8. Signal variations in time of $\gamma$ Dra
• 9.1. All bands during illumination changes
• 9.2. Example of memory effects in band 2
• 9.3. Example of memory correction in band 2
• 9.4. The memory model for detector #19 for $\gamma$ Dra
• 9.5. Example of memory effects in band 4 (SWS01 speed 4)
• 9.6. Example of memory effects in band 4 (SWS01 speed 2)
• 9.7. Two examples of less-frequent long lasting glitches
• 9.8. Examples of single detector signal jumps
• 9.9. Example of residual fringes in band 3
• E.1. Connections between SWS team members
• E.2. A snapshot of the SWS IDT
• E.3. A snapshot of the SWS Team during the final SPOPS