FIRE
E3356
FIRE is a near-infrared spectrograph instrument used on large astronomical telescopes to study celestial objects at infrared wavelengths.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical instrument
→
near-infrared spectrograph → telescope instrument → |
| acronymFor |
Folded-port InfraRed Echellette
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| dataProduct |
infrared spectra
→
one-dimensional spectra → two-dimensional spectral images → |
| detectorType |
infrared detector
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| fullName |
Folded-port InfraRed Echellette
→
|
| hasMode |
echellette spectroscopy mode
→
prism spectroscopy mode → |
| hostTelescopeAperture |
6.5-meter class
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| isCryogenic |
true
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|
| mountedOn |
Magellan Baade Telescope
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|
| observatoryType |
ground-based observatory
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|
| observes |
brown dwarfs
→
celestial objects → exoplanet host stars → galaxies → stars → |
| operationalBand |
H band
→
J band → K band → |
| opticalDesign |
cross-dispersed echellette
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|
| requires |
cryogenic cooling
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|
| scientificDomain |
astronomy
→
astrophysics → |
| spectralRegion |
infrared
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|
| spectralResolution |
moderate resolution
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|
| 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
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|
| wavelengthRange |
near-infrared
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|
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Baade Telescope
→
Magellan Telescopes → |
hasInstrument |
|
Folded-port InfraRed Echellette
→
|
abbreviation |