3 papers
astro-ph.IM2024
Design and Performance of the Upgraded Mid-InfraRed Spectrometer and Imager (MIRSI) on the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
Joseph L. Hora, David E. Trilling, Andy J. Lopez-Oquendo +12
We describe the new design and current performance of the Mid-InfraRed Spectrometer and Imager (MIRSI) on the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF). The system has been converted…
astro-ph.EP2024
Infrared Colors of Small Serendipitously-Found Asteroids in the UKIRT Hemisphere Survey
Samantha G. Morrison, Ryder H. Strauss, David E. Trilling +3
The UKIRT Hemisphere Survey covers the northern sky in the infrared from 0-60 degrees declination. Current data releases include both J and K bands, with H-band data forthcoming. H…
astro-ph.EP2024
Laser Irradiation of Carbonaceous Chondrite Simulants: Space Weathering Implications for C-complex Asteroids
Andy J. López-Oquendo, Mark J. Loeffler, David E. Trilling
Surfaces of carbonaceous asteroids (C-complex) have shown diverse contrasting spectral variations, which may be related to space weathering. We performed laser irradiation experime…