HIFI: Heterodyne Instrument for the Far Infrared

Instrument Information

• Instrument Overview
• Instrument Fact Sheet (PDF)
• HIFI Overview (ESA)
• HIFI Quickstart Guide: Introduction to instruments, observing modes, calibration and science-ready products and artifacts (PDF)
• AOT Release Notes (PDF) (24 Sept. 2011)
• Instrument and Calibration Twiki (ESA)

Coverage Plots

• Herschel Observations: HIFI, PACS, SPIRE, and SPIRE-PACS-Parallel (PDF)
• Find how the HIFI observations fit into the overall Herschell coverage

HIFI Data Reduction

• Overview from NHSC scientists (start here!)
• Known Issues with Data Processing
• HIFI Data Reduction Launch Pad
• HIFI Data Reduction Guide
• HIFI useful scripts Plug-In (HI-PI)

External Links

• Full HIFI Legacy Documentation (including Herschel Explanatory Supplement) (ESA)
• Line Lists and Data (NRAO)
• JPL HIFI Page