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Astronomy on the Midcourse Space Experiment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

S.D. Price ,
E.F. Tedesco ,
M. Cohen ,
R.G. Walker ,
R.C. Henry ,
M. Moshir ,
L.J. Paxton  and
F.C. Witteborn
S.D. Price
Affiliation:
Phillips Laboratory, Hanscom AFB
E.F. Tedesco
Affiliation:
Mission Research Corporation
M. Cohen
Affiliation:
Univ. of California Radioastronomy Laboratory
R.G. Walker
Affiliation:
Jamieson Science & Engineering, Inc.
R.C. Henry
Affiliation:
Johns Hopkins University
M. Moshir
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
L.J. Paxton
Affiliation:
Applied Physics Laboratory
F.C. Witteborn
Affiliation:
NASA/Ames Research Center

Abstract

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The Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) carries a varied suite of sensors for imaging in the ultraviolet to the mid-infrared, hyperspectral imaging in the ultraviolet through visible and infrared spectroscopy with a Michelson interferometer. At comparable sensitivity to the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) but with a 40 times smaller point response function, the MSX infrared radiometer is ideal for surveying specific large areas such as those in which IRAS was degraded by confusion or not covered at all. This experiment obtains simultaneous observations over a very wide spectral range, from 0.11 to 25 μm, thus providing unique information on the energetics of such diverse objects as comets and H II regions. Initial observations indicate that the astronomy objectives on this experiment will be achieved.

Type
Part 2. Survey Projects
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 179: New Horizons from Multi-Wavelength Sky Surveys , 1998 , pp. 115 - 117
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1998 

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