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Infrared Telescope in Space (IRTS) Overview |
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Overview
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The Infrared Telescope in Space (IRTS) is a cryogenically cooled, small
infrared telescope that flew from March - April in 1995. It surveyed
approximately 10% of the sky with a relatively wide beam during its 20 day
mission. An overview of
IRTS, as well as more detailed
information, is provided by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
(ISAS) and the Infrared
Astronomical Databese of IRTS (DARTS)
in Sagamihara, Japan. Four focal-plane instruments, the Near-Infrared
Spectrometer (NIRS), the Mid-Infrared Spectrometer (MIRS), the
Far-Infrared Line Mapper (FILM), and the Far-Infrared Photometer
(FIRP) made simultaneous observations of the sky at wavelengths ranging
from 1 to 1000 um. Instrument summary information can be found here.
If you use IRTS data, please cite both the journal article Murakami et al. (1994) and the dataset Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.26131/IRSA179. |
Data Set Characteristics
| Data Product | Description | Data Access |
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| Images |
IRTS/MIRS 5.5-11.7 micron IRTS/FILM 155, 158 micron IRTS/FIRP 50, 400, 700 micron |
Spectra |
IRTS/NIRS 1.4-4.0 micron IRTS/MIRS 5.5-11.7 micron |
IRTS Documentation
| Documentation |
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Documentation IRTS Explanatory Supplement NIRS PSC documentation |