Measurement of the cosmic optical background using the long range reconnaissance imager on New Horizons

Michael Zemcov; Poppy Immel; Chi Nguyen; Asantha Cooray; Carey M. Lisse; Andrew R. Poppe

doi:10.1038/ncomms15003

Nature Communications (Apr 2017)

Measurement of the cosmic optical background using the long range reconnaissance imager on New Horizons

Michael Zemcov,
Poppy Immel,
Chi Nguyen,
Asantha Cooray,
Carey M. Lisse,
Andrew R. Poppe

Affiliations

Michael Zemcov: Center for Detectors, School of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology
Poppy Immel: Center for Detectors, School of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology
Chi Nguyen: Center for Detectors, School of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology
Asantha Cooray: Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of California
Carey M. Lisse: Space Department, Planetary Exploration Group, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Andrew R. Poppe: Space Science Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15003
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The cosmic optical background is an important cosmological observable. Here the authors show that a direct observation of the background brightness from the outer solar system can be obtained by the LORRI instrument aboard the New Horizons mission, on the basis of data acquired between Jupiter and Uranus.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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