Science with the World Space Observatory - Ultraviolet
Ana I. Gomez de Castro, Isabella Pagano, Mikhail Sachkov, Alain, Lecavelier, Giampaolo Piotto, Rosa Gonzalez, Boris Shustov
TL;DR
The WSO-UV mission will provide advanced ultraviolet observational capabilities to study galaxy formation, intergalactic medium, stellar evolution, and exoplanet atmospheres over the next decade.
Contribution
This paper outlines the scientific objectives and instrumentation of WSO-UV, highlighting its potential to address key astrophysical questions in UV astronomy.
Findings
WSO-UV will enable high-resolution UV spectroscopy.
It will facilitate studies of galaxy formation and intergalactic medium.
The mission will explore the evolution of the Milky Way and exoplanet atmospheres.
Abstract
The World Space Observatory-Ultraviolet (WSO-UV) will provide access to the UV range during the next decade. The instrumentation on board will allow to carry out high resolution imaging, high sensitivity imaging, high resolution (R~55000) spectroscopy and low resolution (R~2500) long slit spectroscopy. In this contribution, we briefly outline some of the key science issues that WSO-UV will address during its lifetime. Among them, of special interest are: the study of galaxy formation and the intergalactic medium; the astronomical engines; the Milky Way formation and evol ution, and the formation of the Solar System and the atmospheres of extrasolar p lanets.
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