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Infrared Space Interferometry: Astrophysics & the Study of Earth-Like Planets pp 279–281Cite as

The Infrared Imaging Surveyor (IRIS) Project

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InfraRed Imaging Surveyor (IRIS) is the first Japanese satellite project dedicated to infrared astronomy. IRIS has a 70 cm telescope cooled down to 7 K by using superfluid helium assisted by two-stage Stirling coolers. The expected hold time of the super-fluid helium is one year. Two focal plane instruments are planned; the InfraRed Camera (IRC) and the Far-Infrared Surveyor (FIS). The total spectral coverage is 2 to 200 microns. The major scientific objectives are to investigate birth and evolution of galaxies in the early universe by survey of young normal galaxies and starburst galaxies.

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  • Shibai, H., Murakami, H.: 1996, Proc SPIE 2744, in press.

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  1. The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Yoshino-dai 3-1-1, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 229, Japan

    H. Shibai

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  1. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

    C. Eiroa

  2. Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, CSIC, Granada, Spain

    A. Alberdi

  3. Laboratorio de Astrofísica Espacial y Física Fundamental, INTA, Madrid, Spain

    A. Alberdi

  4. NASA Headquarters, Washington D.C., USA

    H. Thronson

  5. Physics Department, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA

    H. Thronson

  6. Space Research Organisation Netherlands, Groningen, The Netherlands

    T. De Graauw

  7. Institute of Space Sensor Technology, DLR, Berlin, Germany

    C. J. Schalinski

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Shibai, H. (1997). The Infrared Imaging Surveyor (IRIS) Project. In: Eiroa, C., Alberdi, A., Thronson, H., De Graauw, T., Schalinski, C.J. (eds) Infrared Space Interferometry: Astrophysics & the Study of Earth-Like Planets. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 215. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5468-0_37

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