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The space infrared interferometric telescope (spirit)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Leisawitz, David T. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Description | The far-infrared astrophysics community is eager to follow up Spitzer and Herschel observations with sensitive, high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy, for such measurements are needed to understand merger-driven star formation and chemical enrichment in galaxies, star and planetary system formation, and the development and prevalence of water-bearing planets. The Space Infrared Interferometric Telescope (SPIRIT) is a wide field-of-view space-based spatio-spectral interferometer designed to operate in the 25 to 400 micron wavelength range. This talk will summarize the SPIRIT mission concept, with a focus on the science that motivates it and the technology that enables it. Without mentioning SPIRIT by name, the astrophysics community through the NASA Astrophysics Roadmap Committee recently recommended this mission as the first in a series of space-based interferometers. Data from a laboratory testbed interferometer will be used to illustrate how the spatio-spectral interferometry technique works. |
| File Size | 24802069 |
| Page Count | 50 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20140012835 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2f81c07f |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2014-02-18 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrophysics Enrichment Spectroscopy High Resolution Infrared Telescopes Star Formation Galaxies Planetary Evolution Spaceborne Telescopes Spectra Field of View Interferometers Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Presentation |