The infrared astronomical mission AKARI

Hiroshi Murakami; Hajime Baba; Peter Barthel; David L. Clements; Martin Cohen; Yasuo Doi; Keigo Enya; Elysandra Figueredo; Naofumi Fujishiro; Hideaki Fujiwara; Mikio Fujiwara; Pedro Garcia-Lario; Tomotsugu Goto; Sunao Hasegawa; Yasunori Hibi; Takanori Hirao; Norihisa Hiromoto; Seung Soo Hong; Koji Imai; Miho Ishigaki; Masateru Ishiguro; Daisuke Ishihara; Yoshifusa Ita; Woong-Seob Jeong; Kyung Sook Jeong; Hidehiro Kaneda; Hirokazu Kataza; Mitsunobu Kawada; Toshihide Kawai; Akiko Kawamura; Martin F. Kessler; Do Kester; Tsuneo Kii; Dong Chan Kim; Woojung Kim; Hisato Kobayashi; Bon Chul Koo; Suk Minn Kwon; Hyung Mok Lee; Rosario Lorente; Sin'itirou Makiuti; Hideo Matsuhara; Toshio Matsumoto; Hiroshi Matsuo; Shuji Matsuura; Thomas G. Müller; Noriko Murakami; Hirohisa Nagata; Takao Nakagawa; Takahiro Naoi; Masanao Narita; Manabu Noda; Sang Hoon Oh; Akira Ohnishi; Youichi Ohyama; Yoko Okada; Haruyuki Okuda; Sebastian Oliver; Takashi Onaka; Takafumi Ootsubo; Shinki Oyabu; Soojong Pak; Yong-Sun Park; Chris P. Pearson; Michael Rowan-Robinson; Toshinobu Saito; Itsuki Sakon; Alberto Salama; Shinji Sato; Richard S. Savage; Stephen Serjeant; Hiroshi Shibai; Mai Shirahata; Jungjoo Sohn; Toyoaki Suzuki; Toshinobu Takagi; Hidenori Takahashi; Toshihiko Tanabé; Tsutomu T. Takeuchi; Satoshi Takita; Matthew Thomson; Kazunori Uemizu; Munetaka Ueno; Fumihiko Usui; Eva Verdugo; Takehiko Wada; Lingyu Wang; Toyoki Watabe; Hidenori Watarai; Glenn J. White; Issei Yamamura; Chisato Yamauchi; Akiko Yasuda

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The infrared astronomical mission AKARI

Hiroshi Murakami, Hajime Baba, Peter Barthel, David L. Clements, Martin Cohen, Yasuo Doi, Keigo Enya, Elysandra Figueredo, Naofumi Fujishiro, Hideaki Fujiwara, …

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, Vol.59(SPEC. ISS. 2)

2007

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Infrared: general

Space vehicles: instruments

AKARI, the first Japanese satellite dedicated to infrared astronomy, was launched on 2006 February 21, and started observations in May of the same year. AKARI has a 68.5 cm cooled telescope, together with two focal-plane instruments, which survey the sky in six wavelength bands from mid- to far-infrared. The instruments also have a capability for imaging and spectroscopy in the wavelength range 2-180 μm in the pointed observation mode, occasionally inserted into a continuous survey operation. The in-orbit cryogen lifetime is expected to be one and a half years. The All-Sky Survey will cover more than 90% of the whole sky with a higher spatial resolution and a wider wavelength coverage than that of the previous IRAS all-sky survey. Point-source catalogues of the All-Sky Survey will be released to the astronomical community. Pointed observations will be used for deep surveys of selected sky areas and systematic observations of important astronomical targets. These will become an additional future heritage of this mission. © 2007. Astronomical Society of Japan.

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Title: The infrared astronomical mission AKARI
Creators - without role: Hiroshi Murakami - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Hajime Baba - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Peter Barthel - University of Groningen
David L. Clements - Imperial College London
Martin Cohen - Radio Astronomy Laboratory , 601 Campbell Hall , University of California
Yasuo Doi - Department of Earth Science and Astronomy , Graduate School of Arts and Sciences , University of Tokyo
Keigo Enya - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Elysandra Figueredo - Department of Physics and Astronomy , Open University
Naofumi Fujishiro - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Hideaki Fujiwara - Department of Earth Science and Astronomy , Graduate School of Arts and Sciences , University of Tokyo
Mikio Fujiwara - Research Department 1 , National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Pedro Garcia-Lario - European Space Agency , ESAC
Tomotsugu Goto - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Sunao Hasegawa - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Yasunori Hibi - Nagoya University
Takanori Hirao - Nagoya University
Norihisa Hiromoto - Shizuoka University
Seung Soo Hong - Seoul National University
Koji Imai - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Miho Ishigaki - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Masateru Ishiguro - Seoul National University
Daisuke Ishihara - Department of Earth Science and Astronomy , Graduate School of Arts and Sciences , University of Tokyo
Yoshifusa Ita - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Woong-Seob Jeong - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Kyung Sook Jeong - Seoul National University
Hidehiro Kaneda - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Hirokazu Kataza - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mitsunobu Kawada - Nagoya University
Toshihide Kawai - Nagoya University
Akiko Kawamura - Nagoya University
Martin F. Kessler - European Space Agency , ESAC
Do Kester - Space Research Organisation Netherlands
Tsuneo Kii - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Dong Chan Kim - Department of Astronomy , University of Maryland
Woojung Kim - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Hisato Kobayashi - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Bon Chul Koo - Seoul National University
Suk Minn Kwon - Kangwon National University
Hyung Mok Lee - Seoul National University
Rosario Lorente - European Space Agency , ESAC
Sin'itirou Makiuti - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Hideo Matsuhara - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Toshio Matsumoto - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Hiroshi Matsuo - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Shuji Matsuura - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Thomas G. Müller - Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik
Noriko Murakami - Nagoya University
Hirohisa Nagata - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Takao Nakagawa - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Takahiro Naoi - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Masanao Narita - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Manabu Noda - Nagoya City Science Museum
Sang Hoon Oh - Seoul National University
Akira Ohnishi - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Youichi Ohyama - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Yoko Okada - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Haruyuki Okuda - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Sebastian Oliver - University of Sussex
Takashi Onaka - Department of Earth Science and Astronomy , Graduate School of Arts and Sciences , University of Tokyo
Takafumi Ootsubo - Nagoya University
Shinki Oyabu - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Soojong Pak - Kyung Hee University
Yong-Sun Park - Seoul National University
Chris P. Pearson - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Michael Rowan-Robinson - Imperial College London
Toshinobu Saito - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Itsuki Sakon - Department of Earth Science and Astronomy , Graduate School of Arts and Sciences , University of Tokyo
Alberto Salama - European Space Agency , ESAC
Shinji Sato - Nagoya University
Richard S. Savage - University of Sussex
Stephen Serjeant - Department of Physics and Astronomy , Open University
Hiroshi Shibai - Nagoya University
Mai Shirahata - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Jungjoo Sohn - Seoul National University
Toyoaki Suzuki - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Toshinobu Takagi - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Hidenori Takahashi - Gunma Astronomical Observatory
Toshihiko Tanabé - Department of Earth Science and Astronomy , Graduate School of Arts and Sciences , University of Tokyo
Tsutomu T. Takeuchi - Nagoya University
Satoshi Takita - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Matthew Thomson - University of Sussex
Kazunori Uemizu - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Munetaka Ueno - Department of Earth Science and Astronomy , Graduate School of Arts and Sciences , University of Tokyo
Fumihiko Usui - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Eva Verdugo - European Space Agency , ESAC
Takehiko Wada - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Lingyu Wang - Imperial College London
Toyoki Watabe - Nagoya University
Hidenori Watarai - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Glenn J. White - Department of Physics and Astronomy , Open University
Issei Yamamura - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Chisato Yamauchi - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Akiko Yasuda - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Identifiers: 9957788157506774
Academic Unit: Institute of Astronomy, College of Science, National Tsing Hua University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, Vol.59(SPEC. ISS. 2)

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