Author/Authors :
H. Shibai، نويسنده , , S. Arimura، نويسنده , , M. Tanaka، نويسنده , , T. Teshima، نويسنده , , Y. Doi، نويسنده , , T. Nakagawa، نويسنده , , M. Narita and M. Itagaki، نويسنده , , S. Makiuti، نويسنده , , N. Hiromoto، نويسنده , , M. Fujiwara، نويسنده , , H. Okuda
، نويسنده , , A. Itoh، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The recent activity in balloon-borne infrared observations in Japan is reviewed. Following this, the new balloon-borne telescope project is described. Near- and far-infrared diffuse emissions from the galaxy were firstly surveyed by the balloon telescopes of Japanese groups. In addition to this, the wide area survey of [CII] 158 micron line emission was extensively executed. Those results revealed the large-scale structures of stars and the interstellar medium of the Galaxy. The new project, FIRBE (Far-Infrared Balloon-Borne Experiment), is a successor of them. The FIRBE project is focused on mapping of the far-infrared emission from the Galaxy and external galaxies with the same spatial resolution as that of the IRAS. This is an on-going project, and we are making balloon flights in Japan and in India.
