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WISE – the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 November 2008

H. Zinnecker ,
N. Epchtein ,
H. Rauer  and
E.L. Wright
E.L. Wright*
Affiliation:
UCLA Astronomy, PO Box 951547, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1547, USA
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Abstract

The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) will map the whole sky in 6 months followingits launch and in-orbit checkout. Launch is currently scheduled for November, 2009. WISEshould cover more than 95% of sky with sensitvities of 120, 160, 650 & 2600 μJy inbands centered at 3.3, 4.7, 12 & 23 μm wavelength. The angular resolution shouldbe 6'' except at 23 μm where diffraction gives 12''.The low thermal background makes telescopes at Dome C very useful forfollow-up observations of WISE sources.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 33: 2nd ARENA Conference: The Astrophysical Science Cases at Dome C , 2008 , pp. 57 - 62
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2008

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