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The Wide-Field Infrared Explorer (WIRE) (Schember et al. 1996 and references within) is a small spaceborne telescope specifically designed to study the evolution of starburst galaxies. This powerful astronomical instrument will be capable of detecting typical starburst galaxies at z ~ 0.5, ultraluminous infrared galaxies beyond а z~2, and luminous protogalaxies beyond z ~ 5. The WIRE survey, to be conducted during a four month period in 1998, will cover over 100 deg2 of high Galactic latitude sky at 25 μm and 12 μm.
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Shupe, D.L. et al. (1997). The Wide-Field Infrared Explorer (Wire) Mission. In: McLean, B.J., Golombek, D.A., Hayes, J.J.E., Payne, H.E. (eds) New Horizons from Multi-Wavelength Sky Surveys. International Astronomical Union/Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 179. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1485-8_21
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