Near Infrared Camera Multiobject Spectrometer on the Hubble Space Telescope

Near Infrared Camera Multiobject Spectrometer on the Hubble Space Telescope 

The NICMOS detectors were cooled with a large block of solid nitrogen at 65 K, which sublimated away at the end of 1998. Revitalization of NICMOS with a mechanical cooling system is scheduled for late 2001. If this is successful, NICMOS can be operational for the remaining lifetime of HST. Sensitivity curves for all HST instruments are maintained by the Space Telescope Science Institute and are available on their web site http //www.stsci.edu 

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