Mimir
(multi-function near-infrared instrument on Perkins Telescope)
Mimir is a
1-5 micron near-infrared instrument
for imaging, spectroscopy, and
polarimetry, covering bands
J, H, K, L, and M.
It is on the Perkins Telescope at Lowell Observatory
in Arizona.
A major project has been the
Galactic Plane Infrared Polarization Survey
(GPIPS) which offers information about the Milky Way's
magnetic field.
(instrument,near infrared,infrared,Arizona,spectrograph,polarimeter)
Further reading:
http://people.bu.edu/clemens/mimir/
http://sif.bu.edu/projects/mimir/
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007PASP..119.1385C/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ASPC..449..182C/abstract
http://www2.lowell.edu/users/buie/mimir/mimir_develop.html
| WaveL | Freq | Photon
Energy | | |
| 1μm | 300THz | 1.3eV | begin | Mimir |
| 5μm | 60THz | 248meV | end | Mimir |
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