The cosmic infrared background experiment (CIBER): Instrumentation and first results

M. Zemcov; J. Battle; J. Bock; A. Cooray; V. Hristov; B. Keating; D. H. Lee; L. Levenson; P. Mason; T. Matsumoto; S. Matsuura; U. W. Nam; T. Renbarger; I. Sullivan; K. Suzuki; K. Tsumura; T. Wada

doi:10.1117/12.857483

The cosmic infrared background experiment (CIBER): Instrumentation and first results

M. Zemcov, J. Battle, J. Bock, A. Cooray, V. Hristov, B. Keating, D. H. Lee, L. Levenson, P. Mason, T. Matsumoto, S. Matsuura, U. W. Nam, T. Renbarger, I. Sullivan, K. Suzuki, K. Tsumura, T. Wada

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Abstract

Ultraviolet emission from the first generation of stars in the Universe ionized the intergalactic medium in a process which was completed by z ∼ 6; the wavelength of these photons has been redshifted by (1 + z) into the near infrared today and can be measured using instruments situated above the Earth's atmosphere. First flying in February 2009, the Cosmic Infrared Background ExpeRiment (CIBER) comprises four instruments housed in a single reusable sounding rocket borne payload. CIBER will measure spatial anisotropies in the extragalactic IR background caused by cosmological structure from the epoch of reionization using two broadband imaging instruments, make a detailed characterization of the spectral shape of the IR background using a low resolution spectrometer, and measure the absolute brightness of the Zodiacal light foreground with a high resolution spectrometer in each of our six science fields. The scientific motivation for CIBER and details of its first and second flight instrumentation will be discussed. First flight results on the color of the zodiacal light around 1 μm and plans for the future will also be presented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III
Edition	PART 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857483
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 2010 Jun 27 → 2010 Jul 2

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Number	PART 1
Volume	7735
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Other	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	10/6/27 → 10/7/2

Keywords

anisotropy
astronomy
backgrounds
imaging
infrared
space optics
spectrometers
telescopes

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Zemcov, M., Battle, J., Bock, J., Cooray, A., Hristov, V., Keating, B., Lee, D. H., Levenson, L., Mason, P., Matsumoto, T., Matsuura, S., Nam, U. W., Renbarger, T., Sullivan, I., Suzuki, K., Tsumura, K., & Wada, T. (2010). The cosmic infrared background experiment (CIBER): Instrumentation and first results. In Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III (PART 1 ed.). [77351W] (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7735, No. PART 1). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857483

The cosmic infrared background experiment (CIBER) : Instrumentation and first results. / Zemcov, M.; Battle, J.; Bock, J.; Cooray, A.; Hristov, V.; Keating, B.; Lee, D. H.; Levenson, L.; Mason, P.; Matsumoto, T.; Matsuura, S.; Nam, U. W.; Renbarger, T.; Sullivan, I.; Suzuki, K.; Tsumura, K.; Wada, T.

Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III. PART 1. ed. 2010. 77351W (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7735, No. PART 1).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Zemcov, M, Battle, J, Bock, J, Cooray, A, Hristov, V, Keating, B, Lee, DH, Levenson, L, Mason, P, Matsumoto, T, Matsuura, S, Nam, UW, Renbarger, T, Sullivan, I, Suzuki, K, Tsumura, K & Wada, T 2010, The cosmic infrared background experiment (CIBER): Instrumentation and first results. in Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III. PART 1 edn, 77351W, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, no. PART 1, vol. 7735, Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III, San Diego, CA, United States, 10/6/27. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857483

Zemcov, M. ; Battle, J. ; Bock, J. ; Cooray, A. ; Hristov, V. ; Keating, B. ; Lee, D. H. ; Levenson, L. ; Mason, P. ; Matsumoto, T. ; Matsuura, S. ; Nam, U. W. ; Renbarger, T. ; Sullivan, I. ; Suzuki, K. ; Tsumura, K. ; Wada, T. / The cosmic infrared background experiment (CIBER) : Instrumentation and first results. Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III. PART 1. ed. 2010. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; PART 1).

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