Stratospheric observatory or infrared astronomy (SOFIA)

被引：1

作者：

Becklin, EE ^{[1
]}

Casey, SC ^{[1
]}

Davidson, JA ^{[1
]}

Savage, ML ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Div Astron & Astrophys, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA

来源：

INFRARED ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTATION, PTS 1-2 | 1998年 / 3354卷

关键词：

telescopes; airborne astronomy; infrared astronomy; submillimeter astronomy; instrumentation; operations;

D O I：

10.1117/12.317295

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

The joint US and German SOFIA project to develop and operate a 2.5 meter infrared airborne telescope in a Boeing 747-SP is now in its second year. The Universities Space Research Association (USRA), teamed with Raytheon E-Systems and United Airlines, is developing and will operate SOFIA. The 2.5 meter telescope will be designed and built by a consortium of German companies led by MAN. Work on the aircraft and the primary mirror has started. First science flights will begin in 2001 with 20% of the observing time assigned to German investigators. The observatory is expected to operate for over 20 years. The sensitivity, characteristics, US science instrument complement, and operations concept for the SOFIA observatory, with an emphasis on the science community's participation, are discussed.

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页码：922 / 929

页数：8