The Infrared Telescope in Space (IRTS)

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Jun 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994apj...428..354m&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 428, no. 1, p. 354-362

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Far Infrared Radiation, Infrared Telescopes, Mission Planning, Near Infrared Radiation, Spaceborne Astronomy, Spaceborne Telescopes, Cosmology, Infrared Detectors, Instrument Packages, Interplanetary Dust, Interstellar Matter, Japanese Spacecraft, Late Stars, Space Probes, Space Shuttle Payloads, Submillimeter Waves

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The Infrared Telescope in Space (IRTS) is a cryogenically cooled small infrared telescope that will fly aboard the small space platform Space Flyer Unit. It will survey approximately 10% of the sky with a relatively wide beam during its 20 day emission. Four focal-plane instruments will make simultaneous observations of the sky at wavelengths ranging from 1 to 1000 microns. The IRTS will provide significant information on cosmology, interstellar matter, late-type stars, and interplanetary dust. This paper describes the instrumentation and mission.

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