Journal article
The 2023 Flight of the Faint Intergalactic-medium Redshifted Emission Balloon
The Astrophysical journal. Supplement series, Vol.278(2), 58
06/01/2025
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4365/add15c
Abstract
The second iteration of the Faint Intergalactic-medium Redshifted Emission Balloon (FIREBall-2) is a UV multiobject spectrograph designed to detect emission from the circumgalactic and circumquasar medium at low redshifts (z < 1). The FIREBall-2 instrument uses a zero-pressure suborbital balloon to access a stratospheric transmission window centered around 205 nm. Following the payload's first flight in 2018, several refurbishments and modifications were made to the instrument and telescope to prepare for additional flight opportunities. Here we present an overview of upgrades and improvements made since the previous flight and discuss the 2023 field campaign, which culminated in a flight from Fort Sumner, New Mexico, in 2023 September. The flight was terminated early, prior to science observations; we report here the performance of the instrument in ground calibrations, the flight plan and timeline of events, and the in-flight guidance performance. We also discuss the limitations encountered in 2023 and the future outlook for FIREBall-2.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The 2023 Flight of the Faint Intergalactic-medium Redshifted Emission Balloon
- Creators
- Drew M. Miles - The California Institute of Technology , 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125, dmmiles@caltech.edu USAVincent Picouet - Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de MarseilleZeren Lin - The California Institute of Technology , 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125, dmmiles@caltech.edu USAIgnacio Cevallos-Aleman - Columbia UniversityDavid Schiminovich - Columbia UniversityNicolas Bray - Centre National d'Études SpatialesCharles-Antoine Chevrier - Centre National d'Études SpatialesGreyson Davis - The University of Iowa , 30 N. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA 52242, USAErika Hamden - University of ArizonaKeri Hoadley - University of IowaD. Christopher Martin - The California Institute of Technology , 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125, dmmiles@caltech.edu USABruno Milliard - Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de MarseilleJohan Montel - Centre National d'Études SpatialesDavid Valls-Gabaud - Observatoire de ParisSimran Agarwal - University of ArizonaPhilippe Balard - Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de MarseillePatrick Blanchard - Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de MarseilleHarrison Bradley - University of ArizonaHaeun Chung - University of ArizonaMarty Crabill - The California Institute of Technology , 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125, dmmiles@caltech.edu USAFernando Cruz Aguirre - University of Iowa, Physics and AstronomyXihan Deng - The California Institute of Technology , 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125, dmmiles@caltech.edu USAFabien Harmand - Centre National d'Études SpatialesCatherine Hourtolle - Centre National d'Études SpatialesOlivia Jones - University of ArizonaNazende I. Kerkeser - University of ArizonaAafaque R. Khan - University of ArizonaGillian Kyne - Jet Propulsion LaboratoryJessica S. Li - University of ArizonaNicole Melso - University of ArizonaShouleh Nikzad - Jet Propulsion LaboratoryJulie Richard - Centre National d'Études SpatialesMeghna Sitaram - Columbia UniversityJared Termini - University of Iowa, Physics and AstronomyJean-Noel Valdivia - Centre National d'Études SpatialesDidier Vibert - Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de MarseilleMatthew Werneken - Columbia University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Astrophysical journal. Supplement series, Vol.278(2), 58
- Publisher
- The American Astronomical Society; BRISTOL
- DOI
- 10.3847/1538-4365/add15c
- ISSN
- 0067-0049
- eISSN
- 1538-4365
- Number of pages
- 13
- Grant note
- 80NSSC20K0395 / National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (https://doi.org/10.13039/100000104) 80NSSC22K1649 / National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (https://doi.org/10.13039/100000104)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/01/2025
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984832191702771
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