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US Instrument Options for the SPICA ObservatoryNASA has engaged in studying options for a US contribution to the Japanese-led Space II Astrophysics (SPICA). This cryogenic 3m-class telescope builds on the scientific and technological legacies of Akari and Hershel. The primary portion of a US contribution would be a far-infrared spectrometer, but with a sensitivity several hundred times greater than Herschel, opening up this wavelength range for study of emission lines from galaxies up to the highest redshifts. We describe efforts to formulate an approach that fits within project and programmatic constraints and fulfills the scientific promise of the SPICA observatory.
Document ID
20120011743
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Abstract
Authors
Benford, Dominic (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Carter, Ruth (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Benner, Steve (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Rossetti, Dino (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Leete, Stephen (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Townsend, Jackie (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Keer, Beth (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Davis, Chris (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Date Acquired
August 26, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2012
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Report/Patent Number
GSFC.ABS.01118.2012
Report Number: GSFC.ABS.01118.2012
Meeting Information
Meeting: SPIE Astronomicai Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012
Location: Amsterdam
Country: Netherlands
Start Date: July 1, 2012
End Date: July 6, 2012
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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