The PRIME project large format near infrared camera for the microlensing events survey
Alexander S. Kutyrev,
Takahiro Sumi,
Giuseppe Cataldo
et al.
Abstract:The PRime-focus Infrared Microlensing Experiment (PRIME) camera is part of the joint NASA-JAXA project in support of the spaceflight Roman Space Telescope project development. It is designed to accommodate the needs of the large-scale survey of the microlensing events in the Galactic bulge. The camera is placed in the prime focus of the 1.8-m telescope dedicated to this project. With four large-format infrared detectors, the instrument covers a field of view about 1.3 square degrees. Over the few years precedi… Show more
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