Diffuse Infrared Radiation and the IRTS

Preliminary Program

Introductory talk: H. Okuda (ISAS)
The IRTS mission overview : H. Murakami (ISAS)
Interplanetary dust
- COBE observation of the zodiacal light and emission : W.T. Reach (Paris)
- IRTS observation of the zodiacal light : TBD
- Optical properties of the interplanetary dust : T. Mukai (Kobe)
Stars
- Infrared observation of the late type stars : M. Cohen (UCB)
- IRTS observation of stars : TBD
- 2 MASS : C.A. Beichman (IPAC)
- Models of the late type stars : T. Tsuji (Tokyo)
Interstellar matter
1. Dust emission
  - IR-U lines of discrete sources : K. Sellgren (Ohio)
  - AROME observation : J.P. Puget (Paris)
  - IRTS observation of the IR-U lines : TBD
  - Cold dust : E. Dwek (Goddard)
  - FILM(Far Infrared Line Mapper) observation of the interstellar dust : FILM member
  - FIRP(Far Infrared Photometer) observation of the interstellar dust : T. Hirao(Nagoya)
2. Line emission
  - COBE observation of interstellar line emission : E.L. Wright (UCLA)
  - FILM observation of the CII line : H. Shibai (ISAS)
  - Astrophysics with CII line : TBD
  - Theoretical review of the interstellar line emission : A.G.G.M. Tielens (Ames)
  - Interstellar chemistry : E.F. van Dishoeck (Leiden)
Extragalactic sources
- COBE observation of infrared extragalactic background light : S.H. Moseley (Goddard)
- Submillimeter Extragalactic Background : Mather (Goddard)
- Near infrared diffuse background : T. Matsumoto (ISAS)
- Model of IREBL : (TBD)
- Infrared galaxies at high z : M. Rowan-Robbinson (London)
- Galaxy deep survey : (TBD)
- IRTS observation of the extragalactic sources : TBD
Preliminary results of the ISO
- C. Cesarsky, Th. de Graauw, D. Lemke, P.E. Clegg, G. Helou, H. Okuda
Future plans
- SIRTF : M.W. Werner (JPL)
- FIRST : R. Genzel (MPI)
- SOFIA : E.F. Erickson (Ames)
- IRIS : TBD
- NGST: J.C. Mather (Goddarad)
- Long Range Plans for Space Astronomy in NASA : H.A. Thronson (NASA)
Summary : M. Harwit

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