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Paper Abstract
Mid-infrared polarimetry remains an underexploited technique; where available it is limited in spectral coverage from
the ground, and conspicuously absent from both the Spitzer and JWST instrument suites. The unique characteristics of
SOFIA affords unprecedented spectral coverage and sensitivity in the mid-infrared waveband, offering new vistas in the
exploration of astrophysical objects, including (a) galaxies and AGN, (b) star formation regions and (c) debris disks.
Furthering the existing 5-40μm imaging and spectroscopic capabilities of SOFIA, and the University of Florida's mid-IR
imagers, spectrometer and polarimeter designs of T-ReCS and CanariCam, we present an overview of science highlights
that could be performed from a ~5-40μm imaging- and spectro-polarimeter on SOFIA. A secondary science driver is the
inclusion of low- to moderate- resolution (total flux) spectroscopy at these wavelengths. Such an instrument concept
would plug an unfilled area of both SOFIA and space-based instrumentation, providing SOFIA with unique and exciting
science capabilities.
Paper Details
Date Published: 26 September 2007
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 6678, Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XV, 66780F (26 September 2007); doi: 10.1117/12.734420
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 6678:
Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XV
Marija Strojnik-Scholl, Editor(s)
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 6678, Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XV, 66780F (26 September 2007); doi: 10.1117/12.734420
Show Author Affiliations
Christopher C. Packham, Univ. of Florida (United States)
David J. Axon, Rochester Institute of Technology (United States)
James H. Hough, Univ. of Hertfordshire (United Kingdom)
Terry J. Jones, Univ. of Minnesota (United States)
David J. Axon, Rochester Institute of Technology (United States)
James H. Hough, Univ. of Hertfordshire (United Kingdom)
Terry J. Jones, Univ. of Minnesota (United States)
Patrick F. Roche, Oxford Univ. (United Kingdom)
Motohide Tamura, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Japan)
Charles M. Telesco, Univ. of Florida (United States)
Motohide Tamura, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Japan)
Charles M. Telesco, Univ. of Florida (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 6678:
Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XV
Marija Strojnik-Scholl, Editor(s)
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