AbstractASTRO-F is the first Japanese satellite mission dedicated for large area surveys in the infrared. The 69cm aperture telescope and scientific instruments are cooled to 6K by liquid Helium and mechanical coolers. During the expected mission life of more than 500 days, ASTRO-F will make the most advanced all-sky survey in the mid- to far-infrared since the Infrared Astronomical Satellite. The survey will be made in six wavebands and will include the first all sky survey at >100–160μm. Deep imaging and spectroscopic surveys with pointed observations will also be carried out in 13 wavelength bands from 2 to 160μm. ASTRO-F should detect more than a half million galaxies tracing the large-scale structure of the Universe out to redshifts of unity, detecting rare, exotic extraordinarily luminous objects at high redshift, numerous brown dwarfs, Vega-like stars, protostars, and will reveal the large-scale structure of nearby galactic star forming regions. ASTRO-F is a perfect complement to Spitzer Space Telescope in respect of its wide sky and wavelength coverage. Approximately 30% of pointed observations will be allocated to an open-time opportunity. Updated pre-flight sensitivities as well as the observation plan including the large-area surveys are described.
The ASTRO-F mission: Large area infrared survey
Advances in Space Research ; 36 , 6 ; 1091-1098
2005-07-06
8 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
The ASTRO-F mission: Large area infrared survey
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