The Widefield Infrared Survey Explorer - WISE

Details The Widefield Infrared Survey Explorer - WISE The Widefield Infrared Survey Explorer - WISE

May 2004

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004aas...204.1103w&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society Meeting 204, #11.03; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 36, p.674

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

1

Scientific paper

The Widefield Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE, formerly NGSS) is a MIDEX currently under study which will survey the entire sky in 4 mid-infrared bands at 3.5, 4.7, 12 and 23 microns with vastly greater sensitivity than previous all-sky surveys at these wavelengths.
The WISE long wavelength channels will be very powerful for detecting Ultra-Luminous Infrared Galaxies, and WISE should detect the most luminous galaxies in the Universe. The WISE short wavelength channels will be very powerful for detecting old cold brown dwarfs, and WISE should detect the nearest brown dwarfs to the Sun.
WISE will have a 40 cm cryogenic telescope, 10242 arrays, a scan mirror to freeze images on the arrays while the spacecraft scans continuously, and will take 46'x46' images every 11 seconds in all four bands from an IRAS/COBE style Sun-synchronous nearly polar low Earth orbit. WISE is currently in an extended phase A study with an Initial Confirmation Review scheduled for late summer, 2004. WISE is expected to launch in summer 2008.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

The Widefield Infrared Survey Explorer - WISE does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with The Widefield Infrared Survey Explorer - WISE, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and The Widefield Infrared Survey Explorer - WISE will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1170489