INFUSE

The Integral Field Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Experiment

Imaging shock fronts from a supernova remnant

A NASA sounding rocket launching from White Sands Missile Range

The Integral Field Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Experiment (INFUSE) aims to spectroscopically image a region of the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, studying shock fronts as material from the supernova interacts with the interstellar medium. INFUSE will be the first far ultraviolet integral field spectrograph (IFS) in space and will have access to the Lyman ultraviolet.

Mission Class:

Suborbitals

Mission Status:

Future

LASP Roles:

Lead Institute

Science Target:

Interstellar

Mission Focus:

Interstellar Medium, Stellar Physics
A NASA sounding rocket launching from White Sands Missile Range

Launch Date: Projected to launch in 2023

Lead Institution: LASP