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Infrared and Submillimeter Space Missions in the Coming Decade

Programmes, Programmatics, and Technology

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Editors:
  1. Harley A. Thronson

    1. Wyoming Infrared Observatory, University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA

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  2. Marc Sauvage

    1. DAPNIA/Service d’ Astrophysique, C.E. Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

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  3. Pascal Gallais

    1. DAPNIA/Service d’ Astrophysique, C.E. Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

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  4. Laurent Vigroux

    1. DAPNIA/Service d’ Astrophysique, C.E. Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Solar System Observations and Future Missions

    • Emmanuel Lellouch
    Pages 1-7

  3. Extragalactic Observations and Future Missions

    • A. Franceschini, G. De Zotti, P. Mazzei
    Pages 9-16

  4. Detection Limits in the Far Infrared

    • G. H. Rieke, E. T. Young, T. N. Gautier
    Pages 17-25

  5. Background Limited Infrared and Submillimeter Instruments

    • J.-M. Lamarre, F.-X. Désert, T. Kirchner
    Pages 27-36

  6. Simulations of the Microwave Sky and of its “Observations”

    • F. R. Bouchet, R. Gispert, N. Aghanim, J. R. Bond, A. De Luca, E. Hivon et al.
    Pages 37-43

  7. Radiative and Hybrid Cooling of Infrared Space Telescopes

    • Timothy G. Hawarden, Robert Crane, Harley A. Thronson Jr., Alan J. Penny, Anna H. Orlowska, Thomas W. Bradshaw
    Pages 45-56

  8. The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO)

    • M. F. Kessler
    Pages 57-65

  9. The Infrared Space Observatory

    • C. Singer
    Pages 67-72

  10. Infrared Telescope in Space: IRTS

    • T. Matsumoto
    Pages 73-79

  11. Infrared Astronomy on the Midcourse Space Experiment

    • Stephan D. Price
    Pages 81-87

  12. The Wide-Field Infrared Explorer (WIRE)

    • P. B. Hacking, M. W. Werner
    Pages 89-89

  13. SOFIA: The Next Generation Airborne Observatory

    • E. F. Erickson
    Pages 91-100

  14. POST: Polar Stratospheric Telescope

    • Pierre Y. Bely, Holland C. Ford, Richard Burg, Larry Petro, Rick White, John Bally
    Pages 101-112

  15. Infrared Imaging Surveyor: IRIS

    • T. Matsumoto
    Pages 113-117

  16. Optics of the Far Infra-Red and Submillimetre Space Telescope

    • Richard Hills
    Pages 119-123

  17. SIRTF — The Moderate Mission

    • M. W. Werner, L. L. Simmons
    Pages 125-138

  18. The Edison Infrared Space Observatory

    • H. A. Thronson, T. G. Hawarden, A. J. Penny, L. Vigroux, G. Sholomitskii
    Pages 139-144

  19. The BOOMERANG Experiment

    • A. Lange, P. De Bernardis, M. De Petris, S. Masi, F. Melchiorri, E. Aquilini et al.
    Pages 145-150

  20. The Far Infrared Explorer (FIRE)

    • A. E. Lange, J. J. Bock, P. Mason
    Pages 151-156
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A revolution similar to that brought by CCDs to visible astronomy is still ahead in IR and submillimeter astronomy. There is certainly no wavelength range which has, over the past several years, seen such impressive advances in technology: large-scale detector arrays, new designs for cooling in space, lightweight mirror technologies. Scientific cases for observing the cold universe are outstanding. Observations in the FIR/Submm range will provide answers to such fundamental questions as: What is the spectrum of the primordial fluctuations? How do primeval galaxies look? What are the first stages of star formation? Most of the international space missions that have been triggered by these questions are presented in detail here. Technological issues raised by these missions are reviewed, as are the most recent achievements in cooling and detector technologies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Wyoming Infrared Observatory, University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA

    Harley A. Thronson

  • DAPNIA/Service d’ Astrophysique, C.E. Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

    Marc Sauvage, Pascal Gallais, Laurent Vigroux

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Infrared and Submillimeter Space Missions in the Coming Decade

  • Book Subtitle: Programmes, Programmatics, and Technology

  • Editors: Harley A. Thronson, Marc Sauvage, Pascal Gallais, Laurent Vigroux

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0363-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3619-8Published: 30 November 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-4162-1Published: 12 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-0363-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 235

  • Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Automotive Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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