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Results from the South Pole Infra-Red EXplorer Telescope

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

J. M. Rathborne  and
M. G. Burton
J. M. Rathborne
Affiliation:
Institute for Astrophysical Research, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USASchool of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
M. G. Burton
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia

Abstract

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The SPIREX telescope, located at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, was a prototype system developed to exploit the excellent conditions for IR observing at the South Pole. Observations over two winter seasons achieved remarkably deep, high-resolution, wide-field images in the 3-5 μm wavelength regime. Several star forming complexes were observed, including NGC 6334, Chamaeleon I, η Chamaeleontis, the Carina Nebula, 30 Doradus, RCW 57, RCW 38, as well as the Galactic Center. Images were obtained of lines at 2.42/μm H2, 3.29/μm PAH and 4.05/μm Br α, as well as 3.5/μm L-band and 4.7 μm M-band continuum emission. These data, combined with near-IR, mid-IR, and radio continuum maps, reveal the environments of these star forming sites, as well as any protostars lying within them. The SPIREX project, its observing and reduction methods, and some sample data are summarized here.

Type
II. Special Scientific Sessions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 13 , 2005 , pp. 937 - 944
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Pacific 2005

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