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The next-generation infrared astronomy mission SPICA under the new framework

, 2014
We present the current status of SPICA (Space Infrared Telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics), which is a mission optimized for mid- and far-infrared astronomy with a cryogenically cooled 3.2 m telescope.
Nakagawa, Takao, Kaneda, Hidehiro, Onaka, Takashi, Yasuhiro Kawakatsu, Matsuhara, Hideo, Hidehiro Kaneda, Roelfsema, Peter, Takao Nakagawa, Takashi Onaka, Kawakatsu, Yasuhiro, Hideo Matsuhara, Shibai, Hiroshi, Peter Roelfsema, Hiroshi Shibai   +13 more
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Balloon-borne three-meter telescope for far-infrared and submillimeter astronomy [PDF]

, 1988
The scientific objectives, engineering analysis and design, results of technology development, and focal-plane instrumentation for a two-meter balloon-borne telescope for far-infrared and submillimeter astronomy are presented.
Hoffmann, William F., Fazio, Giovanni G., Harper, Doyal A.   +2 more
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Superconducting Nanowire Detection of Neutral Atoms and Molecules via Their Internal and Kinetic Energy in the eV Range

Advanced Physics Research
Superconducting nanowires are widely recognized as exceptional sensors in photonics, information processing, and astronomy. Even a single infrared photon can break Cooper pairs, generate a hot spot and trigger a measurable quantum phase transition. Here,
M. Strauß, R. Gourgues, M. F. X. Mauser, L. Kulman, M. Castaneda, A. Fognini, A. Shayeghi, P. Geyer, M. Arndt   +8 more
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Infrared astronomy from the Moon [PDF]

, 1988
The Moon offers some remarkable opportunities for performing infrared astronomy. Although the transportation overhead can be expected to be very large compared with that for facilities in Earth orbit, certain aspects of the lunar environment should allow
Lester, Dan
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Measuring Star Formation Rates in the Milky Way from Hi-GAL 70 μm Observations

The Astrophysical Journal
Three methods for computing the total star formation rate (SFR) of the Milky Way agree well with a reference value of 1.65 ± 0.19 M _⊙ yr ^−1 . They are then used to determine the radial dependence of the SFR and face-on map for the Milky Way. First, the
Davide Elia, Neal J. Evans II, Juan D. Soler, Francesco Strafella, Eugenio Schisano, Sergio Molinari, Andrea Giannetti, Sudeshna Patra   +7 more
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Infrared astronomy: seeing the heat : from William Herschel to the Herschel space observatory

, 2014
Uncover the Secrets of the Universe Hidden at Wavelengths beyond Our Optical GazeWilliam Herschel's discovery of infrared light in 1800 led to the development of astronomy at wavelengths other than the optical.
Clements, David L
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Balloon infrared astronomy platform (BIRAP) [PDF]

, 1974
The development of a balloon-borne attitude control system for infrared astronomy studies is discussed. The Balloon Infrared Astronomy Platform (BIRAP) is the result of the development effort.
True, G. A., Greeb, M. E.
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Magnetic Fields in the Pillars of Creation

The Astrophysical Journal
Due to dust grain alignment with magnetic fields, dust polarization observations of far-infrared emission from cold molecular clouds are often used to trace magnetic fields, allowing a probe of the effects of magnetic fields on the star formation process.
Adwitiya Sarkar, Leslie W. Looney, Marc W. Pound, Zhi-Yun Li, Ian W. Stephens, Manuel Fernández-López, Simon Coudé, Zhe-Yu Daniel Lin, Haifeng Yang, Reid Faistl   +9 more
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FINER: Far-Infrared Nebular Emission Receiver for the Large Millimeter Telescope

Unveiling the emergence and prevalence of massive/bright galaxies during the epoch of reionization and beyond, within the first 600 million years of the Universe, stands as a pivotal pursuit in astronomy.
Nakajima, T.,, Fujita, Kazuyuki,, Hagimoto, Masato,, Tamura, Y.,, Kawabe, Ryohei,, Takahashi, Shigeru,, Matsuda, Y.,, Taniguchi, Kotomi,, Taniguchi, Akio,, Umehata, H.,, Sakai, T.,, Okauchi, Norika,, Hatsukade, B.,, Tsujita, Akiyoshi,, Shan, Wenlei,, Sagawa, H.,, Tetsuka, Airi,, Bakx, Tom,, Iino, Takahiro,, Harikane, Yuichi,, Fudamoto, Yoshinobu,, Takekoshi, Tatsuya,, Inoue, Akio K.,, Nakatsubo, Shunichi,, Kang, Haoran,, Hashimoto, Takuya,, Tanaka, Kunihiko,, Hughes, D.,, Kohno, Kotaro,, Kimura, Yuki,, Oshima, Tai,, Mawatari, Ken,, Savolainen, T.,, Kojima, Takafumi,, Yonetsu, Teppei,, Yun, Min S.,, Maezawa, Hiroyuki,   +36 more
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Resolved Measurements of the CO-to-H2 Conversion Factor in 37 Nearby Galaxies

The Astrophysical Journal
We measure the CO-to-H _2 conversion factor ( α _CO ) in 37 galaxies at 2 kpc resolution, using the dust surface density inferred from far-infrared emission as a tracer of the gas surface density and assuming a constant dust-to-metal ratio.
I-Da Chiang, Karin M. Sandstrom, Jérémy Chastenet, Alberto D. Bolatto, Eric W. Koch, Adam K. Leroy, Jiayi Sun, Yu-Hsuan Teng, Thomas G. Williams   +8 more
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