Spitzer Space Telescope - Archive Research Proposal #3253


Structure of cosmic infrared background from First Look Survey

Principal Investigator: Alexander Kashlinsky
           Institution: SSAI

Co-Investigators: 
Richard Arendt, SSAI, Goddard Space Flight Center                     
Jonathan Gardner, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center                    

Science Category: Cosmic infrared background 
Dollars Approved: 72682.0 

Abstract:
We propose to search for cosmic infrared background (CIB) anisotropies
using data from the Spitzer First Look Survey (FLS).  We expect that
we will be able to measure the spatial fluctuation spectrum of the CIB
using the longest wavelength MIPS channels and set new interesting
upper limits on small scale CIB fluctuations at the IRAC bands.  These
will be new constraints on the CIB at wavelengths, spatial scales, and
sensitivities that have not been previously available.