The joint infrared space observatory SPICA: unveiling the obscured universe

Peter R. Roelfsema; Hiroshi Shibai; Hidehiro Kaneda; Marc Sauvage; Martin Giard; Francisco Najarro; Charles M. Bradford; Toru Yamada; Jan Tauber; Marc Audard; Pieter Dieleman; Yasuo Doi; David Elbaz; Matt Griffin; Frank Helmich; Astrid Heske; Mitsuhiko Honda; Willem Jellema; Shoko Jin; Mika Juvela; Inga Kamp; Franz Kerschbaum; Csaba Kiss; Kotaro Kohno; Oliver Krause; Gert de Lange; Bengt Larsson; Jesus Martin-Pintado; Hideo Matsuhara; Takao Nakagawa; Tohru Nagao; David Naylor; Hideko Nomura; Hiroyuki Ogawa; Takashi Onaka; Jacques Rouquet; Luigi Spinoglio; Ryszard Szczerba; Floris van der Tak; Bart Vandenbussche; Shiang-Yu Wang; Stafford Withington

doi:10.1117/12.2562946

13 December 2020 The joint infrared space observatory SPICA: unveiling the obscured universe

Peter R. Roelfsema, Hiroshi Shibai, Hidehiro Kaneda, Marc Sauvage, Martin Giard, Francisco Najarro, Charles M. Bradford, Toru Yamada, Jan Tauber, Marc Audard, Pieter Dieleman, Yasuo Doi, David Elbaz, Matt Griffin, Frank Helmich, Astrid Heske, Mitsuhiko Honda, Willem Jellema, Shoko Jin, Mika Juvela, Inga Kamp, Franz Kerschbaum, Csaba Kiss, Kotaro Kohno, Oliver Krause, Gert de Lange, Bengt Larsson, Jesus Martin-Pintado, Hideo Matsuhara, Takao Nakagawa, Tohru Nagao, David Naylor, Hideko Nomura, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Takashi Onaka, Jacques Rouquet, Luigi Spinoglio, Ryszard Szczerba, Floris van der Tak, Bart Vandenbussche, Shiang-Yu Wang, Stafford Withington

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Proceedings Volume 11443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 1144325 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562946
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The mid/far infrared hosts a wealth of spectral information that allows direct determination of the physical state of matter in a large variety of astronomical objects, unhindered by foreground obscuration. Accessing this domain is essential for astronomers to much better grasp the fundamental physical processes underlying the evolution of many types of celestial objects, ranging from protoplanetary systems in our own milky way to 10-12 billion year old galaxies at the high noon of galaxy formation in our universe. The joint ESA/JAXA SPICA mission will give such access for the astronomical community at large, by providing an observatory with unprecedented mid- to far-infrared imaging, polarimetric and spectroscopic capabilities.

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Peter R. Roelfsema, Hiroshi Shibai, Hidehiro Kaneda, Marc Sauvage, Martin Giard, Francisco Najarro, Charles M. Bradford, Toru Yamada, Jan Tauber, Marc Audard, Pieter Dieleman, Yasuo Doi, David Elbaz, Matt Griffin, Frank Helmich, Astrid Heske, Mitsuhiko Honda, Willem Jellema, Shoko Jin, Mika Juvela, Inga Kamp, Franz Kerschbaum, Csaba Kiss, Kotaro Kohno, Oliver Krause, Gert de Lange, Bengt Larsson, Jesus Martin-Pintado, Hideo Matsuhara, Takao Nakagawa, Tohru Nagao, David Naylor, Hideko Nomura, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Takashi Onaka, Jacques Rouquet, Luigi Spinoglio, Ryszard Szczerba, Floris van der Tak, Bart Vandenbussche, Shiang-Yu Wang, and Stafford Withington "The joint infrared space observatory SPICA: unveiling the obscured universe", Proc. SPIE 11443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 1144325 (13 December 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562946

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