FIRST: Far Infrared and Submillimetre Space Telescope

Details FIRST: Far Infrared and Submillimetre Space Telescope FIRST: Far Infrared and Submillimetre Space Telescope

Jul 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990stin...9114095k&link_type=abstract

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Astronomical Photometry, Heterodyning, Infrared Telescopes, Signal Detection, Spaceborne Telescopes, Telescopes, Astronomical Observatories, C-141 Aircraft, Far Infrared Radiation, Imagery, Interstellar Matter, Photometers, Quasars, Solar Atmosphere, Spectrum Analysis, Submillimeter Waves

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FIRST, which will open up the last major part of the electric spectrum, is compared to other projects, such as the NASA Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO). The methods for astronomical detection, such as the direct detection method and the heterodyne method are evaluated. The mission concept is described. The main scientific themes are reviewed. A few of the most important areas to which FIRST will make major contributions are mentioned: interstellar spectroscopy, interstellar matter in galaxies, highly luminous infrared galaxies and the evolution of quasars, stellar and solar formation and evolution. The imaging photometer and the heterodyne receivers are described.

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