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SCIENCE WITH ASTRO-F
Chris P Pearson
The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
ASTRO-F is the next generation Japanese infrared space mission of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, due for launch in February 2004. ASTRO-F will carry out an all sky survey in four far- infrared wavelength bands and perform deep pointed observations over sub-degree to 10 square degree scales in 13 bands ranging from 2- 200microns. The All Sky Survey alone should detect 10's of millions of extragalactic sources and will require an immense and efficient data reduction effort. Most of the detected sources will be dusty luminous and ultra-luminous star forming galaxies, with as many as half lying at a redshift greater than unity. ASTRO-F is extremely timely and will complement the present and on-going surveys at near-infrared and optical wavelengths (SDSS, 2MASS, 2DF etc.) and will provide the ideal partner for the SIRTF Observatory mission. In this contribution, the avenues of scientific exploitation of the ASTRO-F mission and its data reduction and analysis are presented.
Hiroshi Shibai , Toshio Matsumoto , Hiroshi Murakami , Takao Nakagawa , Mitsunobu Kawada , Takashi Onaka , Hideo Matsuhara , Tsuneo Kii , Issei Yamamura
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