SPHEREx: An All-Sky Spectral Survey
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Mission Characteristics
Lifetime: | 2025 - 2027 (planned) |
Wavelength: | 0.75-1.1 microns, R=39 1.1-1.6 microns, R=41 1.6-2.4 microns, R=41 2.4-3.8 microns, R=35 3.8-4.4 microns, R=112 4.4-5.1 microns, R=128 |
Area Coverage (planned): | 100% of sky |
Instruments: | Wide Field Linear Variable Filter (LVF) Imaging Spectrograph |
Funding Agency: | NASA |
Contributing Institutions: | JPL, Caltech, RIT, Carnegie Mellon, Harvard/CFA, Arizona State, University of Arizona, Ohio State University, KASI |
Canonical Papers: |
SPHEREx Overview: Bock et al. (2018) SPHEREx Instrument: Korngut et al. (2018) Cosmology: Dore et al. (2018) Ices: Melnick et al. (2018) Legacy Science: Cooray et al. (2018) Please include the following acknowledgement in any published material that makes use of SPHEREx data products: "This publication makes use of data products from the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx), which is a joint project of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology, and is funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration." |
SPHEREx Releases: | July 2025: First Quick Release Products available at IRSA |
IRSA Services - SPHEREx Releases
SPHEREx Quick Release | Access QR data |
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SPHEREx Target List of Ice Sources (SPLICES) | Access SPLICES catalog |
IRSA Documentation - SPHEREx Releases
Documentation | SPHEREx Explanatory Supplement |
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SPHEREx Archive User Guide | SPHEREx Archive User Guide |
Program Interfaces | Information on program-friendly data services |
Other Resources
SPHEREx website | SPHEREx Home Page |
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