Enhancing WFIRST Science with the Addition of a Redder Filter

Helou, George; Stauffer, John; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Capak, Peter; Armus, Lee; Larsen, Kirsten; Carey, Sean J.; Benjamin, Robert A.; Marengo, Massimo; Jencson, Jacob; Kasliwal, Mansi; Bauer, James M.; Minniti, Dante; Bally, John; Lodieu, Nicolas; Bowler, Brendan P.; Zhang, ZengHua; Milam, Stefanie; Holler, Bryan; Burgasser, Adam; Megeath, S. T.; Smith, J. D.
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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society

Fecha de publicación:
9
2019
Número de autores
22
Número de autores del IAC
1
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0
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0
Descripción
We outline a number of science advantages for adding a K or Ks filter (lambda_c 2.15 microns) and propose to extend the wavelength coverage for WFIRST into the K-band, where the gains of going to space are much more pronounced than at shorter wavelengths.