Observing with the infrared array camera (IRAC) on the Spitzer Space Telescope

Sean J. Carey; Mark David Lacy; Seppo Jalmari Laine; William T. Reach; Jason A. Surace; William J. Glaccum; Joseph L. Hora; Steven P. Willner; Richard G. Arendt; Matthew L. N. Ashby; Lori E. Allen; Pauline Barmby; Bidushi Bhattacharya; Lynne K. Deutsch; Peter R. Eisenhardt; William F. Hoffmann; Jiasheng Huang; Patrick J. Lowrance; Massimo Marengo; S. Thomas Megeath; Brant O. Nelson; Michael A. Pahre; Brian Michael Patten; Judith L. Pipher; John R. Stauffer; Daniel Stern; Zhong Wang; Gillian Wilson; Giovanni G. Fazio

doi:10.1117/12.550968

12 October 2004 Observing with the infrared array camera (IRAC) on the Spitzer Space Telescope

Sean J. Carey, Mark David Lacy, Seppo Jalmari Laine, William T. Reach, Jason A. Surace, William J. Glaccum, Joseph L. Hora, Steven P. Willner, Richard G. Arendt, Matthew L. N. Ashby, Lori E. Allen, Pauline Barmby, Bidushi Bhattacharya, Lynne K. Deutsch, Peter R. Eisenhardt, William F. Hoffmann, Jiasheng Huang, Patrick J. Lowrance, Massimo Marengo, S. Thomas Megeath, Brant O. Nelson, Michael A. Pahre, Brian Michael Patten, Judith L. Pipher, John R. Stauffer, Daniel Stern, Zhong Wang, Gillian Wilson, Giovanni G. Fazio

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Proceedings Volume 5487, Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Space Telescopes; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550968
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

We describe the astronomical observation template (AOT) for the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) on the Spitzer Space Telescope (formerly SIRTF, hereafter Spitzer). Commissioning of the AOTs was carried out in the first three months of the Spitzer mission. Strategies for observing fixed and moving targets are described, along with the performance of the AOT in flight. We also outline the operation of the IRAC data reduction pipeline at the Spitzer Science Center (SSC) and describe residual effects in the data due to electronic and optical anomalies in the instrument.

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Sean J. Carey, Mark David Lacy, Seppo Jalmari Laine, William T. Reach, Jason A. Surace, William J. Glaccum, Joseph L. Hora, Steven P. Willner, Richard G. Arendt, Matthew L. N. Ashby, Lori E. Allen, Pauline Barmby, Bidushi Bhattacharya, Lynne K. Deutsch, Peter R. Eisenhardt, William F. Hoffmann, Jiasheng Huang, Patrick J. Lowrance, Massimo Marengo, S. Thomas Megeath, Brant O. Nelson, Michael A. Pahre, Brian Michael Patten, Judith L. Pipher, John R. Stauffer, Daniel Stern, Zhong Wang, Gillian Wilson, and Giovanni G. Fazio "Observing with the infrared array camera (IRAC) on the Spitzer Space Telescope", Proc. SPIE 5487, Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Space Telescopes, (12 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550968

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