The 2023 Flight of the Faint Intergalactic-medium Redshifted Emission Balloon
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...
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| author | Drew M. Miles Vincent Picouet Zeren Lin Ignacio Cevallos-Aleman David Schiminovich Nicolas Bray Charles-Antoine Chevrier Greyson Davis Erika Hamden Keri Hoadley D. Christopher Martin Bruno Milliard Johan Montel David Valls-Gabaud Simran Agarwal Philippe Balard Patrick Blanchard Harrison Bradley Haeun Chung Marty Crabill Fernando Cruz Aguirre Xihan Deng Fabien Harmand Catherine Hourtolle Olivia Jones Nazende I. Kerkeser Aafaque R. Khan Gillian Kyne Jessica S. Li Nicole Melso Shouleh Nikzad Julie Richard Meghna Sitaram Jared Termini Jean-Noel Valdivia Didier Vibert Matthew Werneken |
| author_facet | Drew M. Miles Vincent Picouet Zeren Lin Ignacio Cevallos-Aleman David Schiminovich Nicolas Bray Charles-Antoine Chevrier Greyson Davis Erika Hamden Keri Hoadley D. Christopher Martin Bruno Milliard Johan Montel David Valls-Gabaud Simran Agarwal Philippe Balard Patrick Blanchard Harrison Bradley Haeun Chung Marty Crabill Fernando Cruz Aguirre Xihan Deng Fabien Harmand Catherine Hourtolle Olivia Jones Nazende I. Kerkeser Aafaque R. Khan Gillian Kyne Jessica S. Li Nicole Melso Shouleh Nikzad Julie Richard Meghna Sitaram Jared Termini Jean-Noel Valdivia Didier Vibert Matthew Werneken |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-175039823f4c41498525f70a9ab46ba42025-08-20T02:08:57ZengIOP PublishingThe Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series0067-00492025-01-0127825810.3847/1538-4365/add15cThe 2023 Flight of the Faint Intergalactic-medium Redshifted Emission BalloonDrew M. Miles0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5982-0060Vincent Picouet1https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1425-3601Zeren Lin2https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7405-1228Ignacio Cevallos-Aleman3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8255-7424David Schiminovich4Nicolas Bray5Charles-Antoine Chevrier6Greyson Davis7https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7382-1469Erika Hamden8https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3131-7372Keri Hoadley9https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8636-3309D. Christopher Martin10Bruno Milliard11Johan Montel12David Valls-Gabaud13Simran Agarwal14Philippe Balard15Patrick Blanchard16Harrison Bradley17Haeun Chung18https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-2555Marty Crabill19Fernando Cruz Aguirre20Xihan Deng21Fabien Harmand22Catherine Hourtolle23Olivia Jones24Nazende I. Kerkeser25https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0229-2221Aafaque R. Khan26Gillian Kyne27Jessica S. Li28https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7232-5483Nicole Melso29https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4895-6592Shouleh Nikzad30https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1255-1018Julie Richard31Meghna Sitaram32Jared Termini33Jean-Noel Valdivia34Didier Vibert35Matthew Werneken36The California Institute of Technology , 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125, USA ; dmmiles@caltech.eduThe California Institute of Technology , 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125, USA ; dmmiles@caltech.edu; Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille , 38 Rue Frédéric Joliot Curie, F-13013 Marseille, FranceThe California Institute of Technology , 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125, USA ; dmmiles@caltech.eduColumbia University , 550 W. 120th St., New York, NY 10027, USAColumbia University , 550 W. 120th St., New York, NY 10027, USACentre National d’Etudes Spatiales , 31401 Toulouse Cedex 4, FranceCentre National d’Etudes Spatiales , 31401 Toulouse Cedex 4, FranceThe University of Iowa , 30 N. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA 52242, USAThe University of Arizona , Steward Observatory, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USAThe University of Iowa , 30 N. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA 52242, USAThe California Institute of Technology , 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125, USA ; dmmiles@caltech.eduLaboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille , 38 Rue Frédéric Joliot Curie, F-13013 Marseille, FranceCentre National d’Etudes Spatiales , 31401 Toulouse Cedex 4, FranceLUX, CNRS, Observatoire de Paris , 61 Avenue de l’Observatoire, 75014 Paris, FranceThe University of Arizona , Steward Observatory, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USALaboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille , 38 Rue Frédéric Joliot Curie, F-13013 Marseille, FranceLaboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille , 38 Rue Frédéric Joliot Curie, F-13013 Marseille, FranceThe University of Arizona , Steward Observatory, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USAThe University of Arizona , Steward Observatory, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USAThe California Institute of Technology , 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125, USA ; dmmiles@caltech.eduThe University of Iowa , 30 N. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA 52242, USAThe California Institute of Technology , 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125, USA ; dmmiles@caltech.eduCentre National d’Etudes Spatiales , 31401 Toulouse Cedex 4, FranceCentre National d’Etudes Spatiales , 31401 Toulouse Cedex 4, FranceThe University of Arizona , Steward Observatory, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USAThe University of Arizona , Steward Observatory, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USAThe University of Arizona , Steward Observatory, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USAJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology , 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, CA 91109, USAThe University of Arizona , Steward Observatory, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USAThe University of Arizona , Steward Observatory, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USAJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology , 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, CA 91109, USACentre National d’Etudes Spatiales , 31401 Toulouse Cedex 4, FranceColumbia University , 550 W. 120th St., New York, NY 10027, USAThe University of Iowa , 30 N. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA 52242, USACentre National d’Etudes Spatiales , 31401 Toulouse Cedex 4, FranceLaboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille , 38 Rue Frédéric Joliot Curie, F-13013 Marseille, FranceColumbia University , 550 W. 120th St., New York, NY 10027, USAThe 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.https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/add15cCircumgalactic mediumUltraviolet astronomySpectroscopyUltraviolet spectroscopyUltraviolet telescopesHigh altitude balloons |
| spellingShingle | Drew M. Miles Vincent Picouet Zeren Lin Ignacio Cevallos-Aleman David Schiminovich Nicolas Bray Charles-Antoine Chevrier Greyson Davis Erika Hamden Keri Hoadley D. Christopher Martin Bruno Milliard Johan Montel David Valls-Gabaud Simran Agarwal Philippe Balard Patrick Blanchard Harrison Bradley Haeun Chung Marty Crabill Fernando Cruz Aguirre Xihan Deng Fabien Harmand Catherine Hourtolle Olivia Jones Nazende I. Kerkeser Aafaque R. Khan Gillian Kyne Jessica S. Li Nicole Melso Shouleh Nikzad Julie Richard Meghna Sitaram Jared Termini Jean-Noel Valdivia Didier Vibert Matthew Werneken The 2023 Flight of the Faint Intergalactic-medium Redshifted Emission Balloon The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Circumgalactic medium Ultraviolet astronomy Spectroscopy Ultraviolet spectroscopy Ultraviolet telescopes High altitude balloons |
| title | The 2023 Flight of the Faint Intergalactic-medium Redshifted Emission Balloon |
| title_full | The 2023 Flight of the Faint Intergalactic-medium Redshifted Emission Balloon |
| title_fullStr | The 2023 Flight of the Faint Intergalactic-medium Redshifted Emission Balloon |
| title_full_unstemmed | The 2023 Flight of the Faint Intergalactic-medium Redshifted Emission Balloon |
| title_short | The 2023 Flight of the Faint Intergalactic-medium Redshifted Emission Balloon |
| title_sort | 2023 flight of the faint intergalactic medium redshifted emission balloon |
| topic | Circumgalactic medium Ultraviolet astronomy Spectroscopy Ultraviolet spectroscopy Ultraviolet telescopes High altitude balloons |
| url | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/add15c |
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