AKARI Observation Programmes
A major goal of the AKARI mission was to carry out an All-Sky Survey with FIS (Far-Infrared Surveyor) and additionally with the IRC (InfraRed Camera) at 9 and 18 µm. In addition to the survey observations, AKARI allowed for pointed observations dedicated to certain objects or sky area with both FIS and IRC. Five thousand pointed observations were performed in the cryogenic phase of the mission. Additional twelve thousand observations were carried out in the post-Helium phase.
Observations with AKARI can be classified into following four categories. Each programme is identified with five-character "Proposal Code".
- Large Area Survey (LS)
- Survey programmes of wide areas of the sky that use the ASTRO-F capabilities most efficiently. Three observing programmes are included in this category; the All-Sky Survey (LSASS), the North Ecliptic Pole Survey (LSNEP), and the Large Magellanic Cloud Survey (LSLMC). The latter two surveys were carried out with the IRC pointed observations. Planning and data processing of these programmes were led by dedicated teams in the ASTRO-F Project, and the products were released to the communities.
- Mission Programmes (MP)
- Sixty percent of the pointed observation opportunities were allocated to the AKARI team members as a kind of guaranteed observation time. In total 24 Mission Programmes were assigned. The MP observations are regarded as the legacy of the AKARI mission.
- Open Time Programmes (OT)
- Thirty per cent of the total pointing opportunities were available to the general research community. Two thirds of the opportunities (= 20 percent of the total) were reserved for Japanese/Korean astronomers, and 10 percent were for the ESA member countries.
- Calibration and Director time (DT)
- Ten percent of the pointed observation opportunities were reserved for calibration and the director's time.
Approved Proposals
Outline of the MP and OT programmes are explained in PDF files below.
- Cold Phase (Phase 1 & 2) Programmes
- Large area Survey & Mission Programmes [PDF (1.2MB)]
- Open Time for Japan/Korea [PDF (319kB)]
- Open Time for ESA [PDF (311kB)]
- Post-Helium Phase (Phase 3) Programmes
- Mission Programmes [PDF (912kB)]
- Open Time for Japan/Korea [PDF (291kB)]
- Open Time for ESA [PDF (204kB)]
- Second Post-Helium Phase (Phase 3-II)
- Mission Programmes [[PDF (895kB)]]
- Open Time for Japan/Korea [PDF (253kB)]
- Open Time for ESA [PDF (160kB)]
These observation programs can be searched by titles, abstracts, PI names, etc. at DARTS/Astro Query System - SQL Search. The table description is here.