Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF)

Fanson, James L.; Fazio, G. G.; Houck, J. R.; Kelly, T. K.; Rieke, G. H.; Tenerelli, D.; Whitten, Milt

doi:10.1117/12.324471

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“…It has been the subject of observations with other space-based telescopes as well, including the Hubble Space Telescope (Schreier et al 2001), as well as with numerous ground-based telescopes in the optical (Arnouts et al 2001;Wolf et al 2001), near-infrared (Saracco et al 2001;Chen et al 2002), and radio (Kellermann et al 2000). Several sets of mid-and far-infrared observations with the upcoming Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF; Fanson et al 1998) are planned, including Guaranteed Time Observations by the IRAC and MIPS instrument teams and Legacy program observations by the GOODS (Dickinson et al 2003) and SWIRE (Franceschini et al 2003) projects.…”

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H-band observations of the Chandra Deep Field South

Moy

Barmby²,

Rigopoulou

et al. 2003

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Abstract. We report results of our H-band survey of the Chandra Deep Field South (CDFS). The observations, made with SofI on the NTT, cover 0.027 square degrees to H < 20.5 and 0.17 square degrees to H < 19.8 (50% completeness limits). In total, 4819 objects were detected, of which 80% are galaxies based on the SExtractor parameter "stellarity index" having a value less than 0.5. Our astrometric solutions are in good agreement with those of the Las Campanas Infrared Survey (LCIRS), the COMBO-17, and the ESO-EIS surveys. Our photometry compares satisfactorily with the LCIRS results as well as with GOODS data. Galaxy number counts are ∼50 000 galaxies per square degree at H < 20.75, in good agreement with those of LCIRS. The object catalog is published electronically at the CDS .

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H-band observations of the Chandra Deep Field South

Moy

Barmby²,

Rigopoulou

et al. 2003

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“…In this paper we describe the calibration and optical performance testing performed at Ball Aerospace and Technology Corporation (BATC) in Boulder, CO after the integration of the instrument with the Cryogenic Telescope Assembly (CTA). The IRAC cold assembly was mounted in the Multiple Instrument Chamber (MIC) 8 in September 2000, and underwent a cooldown to 4K, warmup to room temperature, and cooldown again to 4K. The science instruments in the MIC have remained at liquid helium temperatures since then and will continue to do so until the cryogen is expended in flight.…”

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Performance of the infrared array camera (IRAC) for SIRTF during instrument integration and test

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The Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) is one of three focal plane instruments in the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF). IRAC is a four-channel camera that obtains simultaneous images at 3.6, 4.5, 5.8, and 8 microns. Two adjacent 5.12×5.12 arcmin fields of view in the SIRTF focal plane are viewed by the four channels in pairs (3.6 and 5.8 microns; 4.5 and 8 microns). All four detector arrays in the camera are 256×256 pixels in size, with the two shorter wavelength channels using InSb and the two longer wavelength channels using Si:As IBC detectors. We describe here the results of the instrument functional and calibration tests completed at Ball Aerospace during the integration with the cryogenic telescope assembly, and provide updated estimates of the in-flight sensitivity and performance of IRAC in SIRTF.

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“…The principal features of the SIRTF mission are summarized in Table 1; in addition, SIRTF and its instruments are described in a number of conference publications, the most recent being SPIE Symposium 4131, held in San Diego in the summer of 2000 (see also Fanson et al 1998, and other papers in the Proceedings of SPIE Symposium 3356). For present purposes, therefore, we describe only the orbit and the novel thermal design it enables.…”

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Studies of the Cosmic Infrared Background with the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF)

Werner

Reach

Rieke

2001

Symp. - Int. Astron. Union

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Abstract. IRAS, COBE, and ISO have demonstrated the unique importance of a cryogenic infrared telescope in space for studying diffuse infrared backgrounds and for teasing out the individual point sources which contribute to them. This importance results from the extremely high infrared sensitivity of such telescopes, particularly to diffuse radiation. The next cryogenic infrared telescope will be NASA's Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), which is currently in the final stages of construction leading to launch in 2002. SIRTF will be the first infrared space observatory to make extensive use -both for imaging and spectroscopyof large format infrared detector arrays. The sensitivity and spatial and spectral coverage of SIRTF's array-based instruments endow SIRTF with great power for the study of the cosmic infrared background (CIRB) and related scientific issues. This paper reviews the SIRTF mission design and measurement functionality and describes SIRTF's potential studies of the CIRB, drawing examples from the programs planned by the SIRTF Guaranteed Time Observers (GTO's). We also summarize the opportunities for community participation in SIRTF.

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Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF)

Cited by 38 publications

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H-band observations of the Chandra Deep Field South

H-band observations of the Chandra Deep Field South

Performance of the infrared array camera (IRAC) for SIRTF during instrument integration and test

Studies of the Cosmic Infrared Background with the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF)

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