Infrared Survey Facility
(IRSF)
(140 cm reflector telescope that images in infrared)
The Infrared Survey Facility (IRSF)
is a 140 centimeter telescope
at the Sutherland Observing Station of the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO),
that images at three infrared wavelengths.
It was originally developed for the
Magellanic Clouds Survey,
and has also contributed to the Two Micron All-sky Survey (2MASS).
(telescope,reflector,infrared,ground,South Africa)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Astronomical_Observatory#Infrared_Survey_Facility_(IRSF)
http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012AfrSk..16...98N/abstract
http://www-ir.u.phys.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~irsf/index_e.html
| WaveL | Freq | Photon
Energy | | |
| 1μm | 300THz | 1.3eV | begin | Infrared Survey Facility |
| 2.5μm | 120THz | 496meV | end | Infrared Survey Facility |
|
Referenced by page:
South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO)
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