Emu: A near-infrared wide-field photometer for space

Date

Authors

Gilbert, James
Chandler, David
Grigoriev, Alexey
King, Shanae
Mathew, Joice
Sharp, Rob
Vaccarella, Annino

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

SPIE

Access Statement

Research Projects

Organizational Units

Journal Issue

Abstract

Emu' is a compact wide-field photometer destined for a 6-month mission on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS), commencing in 2021. Emu will undertake a sky survey in the 1.4 μm water band', as a method of estimating oxygen abundance in the atmospheres of cool stars down to a magnitude of mAB≈13 (H-band).

Description

Keywords

Citation

Source

Book Title

Advances in Optical Astronomical Instrumentation 2019

Entity type

Publication

Access Statement

License Rights

Restricted until