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Project Lyman
Stephan R. McCandliss, Jeffrey W. Kruk, William P. Blair +20
We explore the design of a space mission, Project Lyman, which has the goal of quantifying the ionization history of the universe from the present epoch to a redshift of z ~ 3. Obs…
Comparison of 3.6 - 8.0 Micron Spitzer/IRAC Galactic Center Survey Point Sources with Chandra X-Ray Point Sources in the Central 40x40 Parsecs
R. G. Arendt, D. Y. Gezari, S. R. Stolovy +8
We have studied the correlation between 2357 Chandra X-ray point sources in a 40 x 40 parsec field and ~20,000 infrared sources we observed in the corresponding subset of our 2 x 1…
The Hertz/VPM polarimeter: Design and first light observations
Megan Krejny, David Chuss, Christian Drouet d'Aubigny +10
We present first results of Hertz/VPM, the first submillimeter polarimeter employing the dual Variable-delay Polarization Modulator (dual-VPM). This device differs from previously…
Demonstrating the negligible contribution of optical ACS/HST galaxies to source-subtracted cosmic infrared background fluctuations in deep IRAC/Spitzer images
A. Kashlinsky, R. G. Arendt, J. Mather +1
We study the possible contribution of optical galaxies detected with the {\it Hubble} ACS instrument to the near-IR cosmic infrared (CIB) fluctuations in deep {\it Spitzer} images.…
First Constraints on Source Counts at 350 Microns
Sophia A. Khan, Richard A. Shafer, Stephen Serjeant +16
We have imaged a 6 arcminute region in the Boötes Deep Field using the 350 m-optimised second generation Submillimeter High Angular Resolution Camera (SHARC II), achie…
Diffraction Considerations for Planar Detectors in the Few-Mode Limit
David T. Chuss, Edward J. Wollack, S. Harvey Moseley +2
Filled arrays of bolometers are currently being employed for use in astronomy from the far-infrared through millimeter parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. Because of the large r…
New measurements of cosmic infrared background fluctuations from early epochs
A. Kashlinsky, R. G. Arendt, J. Mather +1
Cosmic infrared background fluctuations may contain measurable contribution from objects inaccessible to current telescopic studies, such as the first stars and other luminous obje…
PAPPA: Primordial Anisotropy Polarization Pathfinder Array
A. Kogut, D. T. Chuss, D. Fixsen +14
The Primordial Anisotropy Polarization Pathfinder Array (PAPPA) is a balloon-based instrument to measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave background and search for the sign…
Tracing the first stars with cosmic infrared background fluctuations
A. Kashlinsky, R. G. Arendt, J. Mather +1
The deepest space and ground-based observations find metal-enriched galaxies at cosmic times when the Universe was <1 Gyr old. These stellar populations had to be preceded by the m…
On the discovery of the first 350 micron-selected galaxy
Sophia A. Khan, Richard A. Shafer, Dominic J. Benford +17
We report the detection of a 3.6sigma 350micron-selected source in the Bootes Deep Field. The source, the first Short-wavelength Submillimeter-selected Galaxy (SSG 1), was discover…
Resolving IRAS 09111-1007 at 350 microns - a different path to ULIRG formation?
Sophia A. Khan, Dominic J. Benford, David L. Clements +3
We have resolved the ultraluminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG), IRAS 09111-1007, with the new 350 micron-optimised Second Generation Submillimeter High Angular Resolution Camera (SHARC…
In-flight performance and calibration of the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) for the Spitzer Space Telescope
J. L. Hora, the IRAC team
The Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) is one of three focal plane instruments on board the Spitzer Space Telescope. IRAC is a four-channel camera that obtains simultaneous broad-band im…
Number Counts At 3 < lambda < 10 um From the Spitzer Space Telescope
G. G. Fazio, M. L. N. Ashby, P. Barmby +12
Infrared source counts at wavelengths 3 < lambda < 10 um cover more than 10 magnitudes in source brightness, four orders of magnitude in surface density, and reach an integrated su…
Detecting Population III stars through observations of near-IR cosmic infrared background anisotropies
A. Kashlinsky, R. Arendt, Jonathan P. Gardner +2
Following the successful mapping of the last scattering surface by WMAP and balloon experiments, the epoch of the first stars, when Population III stars formed, is emerging as the…
Probing the Invisible Universe: The Case for Far-IR/Submillimeter Interferometry
D. Leisawitz, T. Armstrong, D. Benford +25
The question "How did we get here and what will the future bring?" captures the human imagination and the attention of the National Academy of Science's Astronomy and Astrophysics…
Redshift estimation from low-resolution prism SEDs with an NGST MOS
Harry I. Teplitz, Eliot Malumuth, Bruce E. Woodgate +8
We discuss the utility of a low resolution prism as a component of a Multi-Object Spectrometer for NASA's proposed Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST). Low resolution prism spec…
Submillimeter and Far-InfraRed Experiment (SAFIRE): A PI class instrument for SOFIA
R. A. Shafer, S. H. Moseley, P. A. R. Ade +7
SAFIRE is a versatile imaging Fabry-Perot spectrograph covering 145 to 655 microns, with spectral resolving powers ranging over 5-10,000. Selected as a "PI" instrument for the airb…
Calibrating Array Detectors
D. J. Fixsen, S. H. Moseley, R. G. Arendt
The development of sensitive large format imaging arrays for the infrared promises to provide revolutionary capabilities for space astronomy. For example, the Infrared Array Camera…
Dithering Strategies for Efficient Self-Calibration of Imaging Arrays
Richard G. Arendt, D. J. Fixsen, S. Harvey Moseley
With high sensitivity imaging arrays, accurate calibration is essential to achieve the limits of detection of space observatories. One can simultaneously extract information about…
The Submillimeter Frontier: A Space Science Imperative
John C. Mather, S. Harvey Moseley, David Leisawitz +8
A major goal of modern astrophysics is to understand the processes by which the universe evolved from its initial simplicity, as seen in measurements of the Cosmic Microwave Backgr…
Submillimeter Imaging of NGC 891 with SHARC
E. Serabyn, D. C. Lis, C. D. Dowell +4
The advent of submillimeter wavelength array cameras operating on large ground-based telescopes is revolutionizing imaging at these wavelengths, enabling high-resolution submillime…
The COBE Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment Search for the Cosmic Infrared Background: II. Model of the Interplanetary Dust Cloud
T. Kelsall, J. L. Weiland, B. A. Franz +9
The COBE Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment (DIRBE) was designed to search for the cosmic infrared background (CIB) radiation. Scattered light and thermal emission from the int…
The COBE Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment Search for the Cosmic Infrared Background: I. Limits and Detections
M. G. Hauser, R. G. Arendt, T. Kelsall +15
The DIRBE on the COBE spacecraft was designed primarily to conduct systematic search for an isotropic CIB in ten photometric bands from 1.25 to 240 microns. The results of that sea…