The balloon-borne large aperture submillimeter telescope (blast) 2005: Calibration and targeted sources

M. D.P. Truch; P. A.R. Ade; J. J. Bock; E. L. Chapin; M. J. Devlin; S. Dicker; M. Griffin; J. O. Gundersen; M. Halpern; P. C. Hargrave; D. H. Hughes; J. Klein; G. Marsden; P. G. Martin; P. Mauskopf; C. B. Netterfield; L. Olmi; E. Pascale; G. Patanchon; M. Rex; D. Scott; C. Semisch; C. Tucker; G. S. Tucker; M. P. Viero; D. V. Wiebe

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The balloon-borne large aperture submillimeter telescope (blast) 2005: Calibration and targeted sources

M. D.P. Truch, P. A.R. Ade, J. J. Bock, E. L. Chapin, M. J. Devlin, S. Dicker, M. Griffin, J. O. Gundersen, M. Halpern, P. C. Hargrave, D. H. Hughes, J. Klein, G. Marsden, P. G. Martin, P. Mauskopf, C. B. Netterfield, L. Olmi, E. Pascale, G. Patanchon, M. RexD. Scott, C. Semisch, C. Tucker, G. S. Tucker, M. P. Viero, D. V. Wiebe

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The Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST) operated successfully during a 100 hr flight from northern Sweden in 2005 June (BLAST05). As part of the calibration and pointing procedures, several compact sources were mapped, including solar system, Galactic, and extragalactic targets, specifically Pallas, CRL 2688, LDN 1014, IRAS 20126+4104, IRAS 21078+5211, IRAS 21307+5049, IRAS 22134+5834, IRAS 23011+6126, K3-50, W75N, and Mrk 231. One additional source, Arp 220, was observed and used as our primary calibrator. Details of the overall BLAST05 calibration procedure are discussed here. The BLAST observations of each compact source are described, flux densities and spectral energy distributions are reported, and these are compared with previous measurements at other wavelengths. The 250, 350, and 500 μm BLAST data can provide useful constraints to the amplitude and slope of the submillimeter continuum, which in turn may be useful for the improved calibration of other submillimeter instruments.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	415-427
Number of pages	13
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	681
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/588542
State	Published - Jul 1 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Balloons
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Telescopes

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Space and Planetary Science

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Truch, M. D. P., Ade, P. A. R., Bock, J. J., Chapin, E. L., Devlin, M. J., Dicker, S., Griffin, M., Gundersen, J. O., Halpern, M., Hargrave, P. C., Hughes, D. H., Klein, J., Marsden, G., Martin, P. G., Mauskopf, P., Netterfield, C. B., Olmi, L., Pascale, E., Patanchon, G., ... Wiebe, D. V. (2008). The balloon-borne large aperture submillimeter telescope (blast) 2005: Calibration and targeted sources. Astrophysical Journal, 681(1), 415-427. https://doi.org/10.1086/588542

Truch, MDP, Ade, PAR, Bock, JJ, Chapin, EL, Devlin, MJ, Dicker, S, Griffin, M, Gundersen, JO, Halpern, M, Hargrave, PC, Hughes, DH, Klein, J, Marsden, G, Martin, PG, Mauskopf, P, Netterfield, CB, Olmi, L, Pascale, E, Patanchon, G, Rex, M, Scott, D, Semisch, C, Tucker, C, Tucker, GS, Viero, MP & Wiebe, DV 2008, 'The balloon-borne large aperture submillimeter telescope (blast) 2005: Calibration and targeted sources', Astrophysical Journal, vol. 681, no. 1, pp. 415-427. https://doi.org/10.1086/588542

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