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
Hauptverfasser: Shupe, D.L., Hacking, P.B., Herter, T., Gautier, T.N., Graf, P., Lonsdale, C.J., Stacey, G.J., Moseley, S.H., Soifer, B.T., Werner, M.W., Houck, J.R.
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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.
ISSN:0074-1809
DOI:10.1017/S0074180900128359