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Gaia information sheets

All information sheets
This page lists all the information sheets that are currently available. They have been grouped together by category and are available to download in pdf format. Click on the category title below to access the category page containing links to the pdf file, creation date and revision date (where relevant). The information sheets can also be accessed separately per category (see menu on the right of the page).


Download all Information Sheets as one pdf file here (12.5M).

Organisation
Overall Science Goals
Science Capabilities
Project Organisation
Scientific Working Groups (2000 - 2005)
Mission Timeline
Technology Study Phase
Education and Public Outreach
 
Spacecraft & Payload
Spacecraft overview
Astrometric Instrument
Scanning Law
Payload Overview
The Gaia Telescopes
The Gaia Focal Plane
Object Detection
Sampling and Windowing
On-board Data Handling
CCD Design
CCD Operations
CCD Modelling
Photometry Objectives
Photometry Systems
Photometric Instrument
Chromaticity
Radial Velocity Spectrometer: Objectives
Radial Velocity Spectrometer: Measurement Principles
Radial Velocity Spectrometer: Instrument

 
Operations
Launch & Operations
L2 Orbit
Radiation Environment at L2
Radiation Environment and Gaia CCDs
 
Accuracy
Astrometric Accuracy Assessment
Astrometric Accuracy Assessment:Results
Data Analysis Principle
Astrometric Data Reduction
 
Science Topics
Galactic Structure
Star Formation History of the Milky Way
Stellar Structure & Evolution
Variability of Stars
Stellar Ages, Galactic Evolution & the Age of the Universe
Isolated Brown Dwarfs
White Dwarfs
Distance and Age Scales in the Universe
Microlensing
Census of Binaries
Brown Dwarf Binaries
Planetary Systems
Planetary Transits
Minor Planets & Near-Earth Objects
Trojans
Trans-Neptunian Objects and Centaurs
Stellar Encounters & Perturbations of the Oort Cloud
The Magellanic Clouds
Supernovae
Observations of Quasars
Gravitational Light Deflection
 
Information sheets
Organisation
Spacecraft & payload
Operations
Accuracy
Science Topics
Other factsheets
General public factsheet
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This page was first created on 3 September, 2004 and was last updated on 2 November, 2010.
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