FIRE

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FIRE is a near-infrared spectrograph instrument used on large astronomical telescopes to study celestial objects at infrared wavelengths.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical instrument
near-infrared spectrograph
telescope instrument
acronymFor Folded-port InfraRed Echellette
dataProduct infrared spectra
one-dimensional spectra
two-dimensional spectral images
detectorType infrared detector
fullName Folded-port InfraRed Echellette
hasMode echellette spectroscopy mode
prism spectroscopy mode
hostTelescopeAperture 6.5-meter class
isCryogenic true
mountedOn Magellan Baade Telescope
observatoryType ground-based observatory
observes brown dwarfs
celestial objects
exoplanet host stars
galaxies
stars
operationalBand H band
J band
K band
opticalDesign cross-dispersed echellette
requires cryogenic cooling
scientificDomain astronomy
astrophysics
spectralRegion infrared
spectralResolution moderate resolution
telescopeLocation Chile
Las Campanas Observatory
usedBy astronomers
astrophysicists
usedFor astronomical spectroscopy
characterizing brown dwarfs
characterizing low-mass stars
follow-up of infrared survey sources
measuring radial velocities
measuring redshifts
near-infrared spectroscopy
spectroscopy of celestial objects
studying high-redshift galaxies
studying interstellar medium
studying physical properties of astronomical sources
studying stellar atmospheres
time-resolved spectroscopy in infrared
usedOn large astronomical telescopes
wavelengthRange near-infrared

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