The Infrared Camera (IRC) for AKARI -- Design and Imaging Performance
Pearson, C. P.; Ohyama, Y.; Takagi, T.; Matsuhara, H.; Oyabu, S.; Wada, T.; Cohen, M.; Usui, F.; Onaka, T.; Tanabé, T.; Kim, W.; Sakon, I.; Murakami, H.; Ita, Y.; Ishihara, D.; Kataza, H.; Matsumoto, T.; Ootsubo, T.; Ueno, M.; Fujishiro, N.; Uemizu, K.; Watarai, H.; Takeyama, N.; Ishigaki, M.; Fujiwara, H.; Yamamuro, T.; Ikeda, Y.; Enya, K.
Abstract
The Infrared Camera (IRC) is one of two focal-plane instruments on the AKARI satellite. It is designed for wide-field deep imaging and low-resolution spectroscopy in the near- to mid-infrared (1.8-26.5'