The Wide-Field Infrared Explorer (Wire) Mission
The Wide-Field Infrared Explorer (WIRE) (Schember et al. 1996 and references within) is a small spaceborne telescope specifically designed to study the evolution of starburst galaxies. This powerful astronomical instrument will be capable of detecting typical starburst galaxies at z ∼ 0.5, ultralumi...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Symposium - International Astronomical Union 1998, Vol.179, p.118-120 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The Wide-Field Infrared Explorer (WIRE) (Schember
et al.
1996 and references within) is a small spaceborne telescope specifically designed to study the evolution of starburst galaxies. This powerful astronomical instrument will be capable of detecting typical starburst galaxies at
z
∼ 0.5, ultraluminous infrared galaxies beyond a
z
∼ 2, and luminous protogalaxies beyond
z
∼ 5. The WIRE survey, to be conducted during a four month period in 1998, will cover over 100 deg
2
of high Galactic latitude sky at 25
μ
m and 12
μ
m. |
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ISSN: | 0074-1809 |
DOI: | 10.1017/S0074180900128359 |