In:
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 59, No. sp2 ( 2007-10-10), p. S411-S422
Kurzfassung:
The Infrared Camera (IRC) is one of the two instruments on board the AKARI satellite, In addition to deep imaging from 1.8 to 26.5 $\mu$m for the pointed observation mode of the AKARI, it has a spectroscopic capability in its spectral range. By replacing the imaging filters by transmission-type dispersers on the filter wheels, it provides low-resolution ($\lambda$/$\delta \lambda \sim$ 20–120) spectroscopy with slits, or in a wide imaging field-of-view (approximately 10$\;\times\;$10). The IRC spectroscopic mode is unique for space infrared missions in that it has the capability to perform sensitive wide-field spectroscopic surveys in the near-and mid-infrared wavelength ranges. This paper describes the specifications of the IRC spectrograph and its in-orbit performance.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
2053-051X
,
0004-6264
DOI:
10.1093/pasj/59.sp2.S411
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publikationsdatum:
2007
ZDB Id:
2206640-8
ZDB Id:
2083084-1
SSG:
16,12