FORCAST: A Mid-Infrared Camera for SOFIA
| Autor: | George E. Gull, Joseph D. Adams, Terry Herter, Gordon J. Stacey, Bruce Pirger, J. M. De Buizer, Chuck Henderson, Justin Schoenwald, T. Nikola, Kimberly Ennico, William D. Vacca, Luke D. Keller |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Infrared Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Mid infrared Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics 01 natural sciences law.invention Telescope law 0103 physical sciences Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics 010303 astronomy & astrophysics Instrumentation Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics Geology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation. |
| ISSN: | 2251-1725 2251-1717 |
| DOI: | 10.1142/s2251171718400056 |
| Popis: | We describe the Faint Object infraRed CAmera for the SOFIA Telescope (FORCAST) which is presently operating as a facility instrument on the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). FORCAST provides imaging and moderate resolution spectroscopy capability over the 5–40[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]m wavelength range. In imaging mode, FORCAST has a 3.4[Formula: see text] field-of-view with 0.768[Formula: see text] pixels. Using grisms, FORCAST provides long-slit low-resolution ([Formula: see text]–300) and short-slit, cross-dispersed medium-resolution spectroscopic modes ([Formula: see text]–1200) over select wavelengths. Preceded by both Spitzer and Herschel, the discovery phase space for FORCAST lies in providing unique photometric bands and/or spectroscopic coverage, higher spatial resolution and exploration of the brightest sources which typically saturate space observatories. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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