The Far-Infrared Surveyor Mission study: paper I, the genesis
/ Authors
M. Meixner, M. Meixner, A. Cooray, R. Carter, M. Dipirro, Arturo Flores, D. Leisawitz, L. Armus, C. Battersby, E. Bergin
and 21 more authors
C. Bradford, K. Ennico, G. Melnick, S. Milam, D. Narayanan, K. Pontoppidan, A. Pope, T. Roellig, K. Sandstrom, Kate Y. L. Su, J. Vieira, E. L. Wright, J. Zmuidzinas, S. Alato, S. Carey, M. Gerin, F. Helmich, K. Menten, D. Scott, I. Sakon, R. Vavrek
/ Abstract
This paper describes the beginning of the Far-Infrared Surveyor mission study for NASA’s Astrophysics Decadal 2020. We describe the scope of the study, and the open process approach of the Science and Technology Definition Team. We are currently developing the science cases and provide some preliminary highlights here. We note key areas for technological innovation and improvements necessary to make a Far-Infrared Surveyor mission a reality.
Journal: Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation
DOI: 10.1117/12.2240456