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Far–Ultraviolet Background Studies with the Pan–American Astrophysics Explorer (PAX)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2017

C. Martin  and
J. Steiner
C. Martin
Affiliation:
Columbia University Departments of Physics and Astronomy New York, NY 10022 USA
J. Steiner
Affiliation:
Instituto de Pesquisas Espaciais Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil

Abstract

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We describe a proposed far-ultraviolet (FUV) photometric and spectroscopic survey covering the 1300–2000 Å band with a sensitivity comparable to that of the Palomar Sky Survey. Among the numerous scientific objectives of this mission, many have direct bearing on the nature of the FUV background.

Type
V. Future Plans and Approaches
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 139: The Galactic and Extragalactic Background Radiation , 1990 , pp. 456 - 458
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1990 

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