Studies of Expolanets and Solar Systems with SPICA
Michihiro Takami (1), Motohide Tamura (2), Keigo Enya (3), Takafumi, Ootsubo (3), Misato Fukagawa (4), Mitsuhiko Honda (5), Yoshiko Okamoto (6),, Shigehisa Sako (7), Takuya Yamashita (2), Sunao Hasegawa (3), Hirokazu Kataza, (3), Hideo Matsuhara (3), Takao Nakagawa (3)
TL;DR
SPICA is a proposed infrared space telescope designed to significantly advance the study of exoplanets, protoplanetary disks, debris disks, and small solar system bodies through its high sensitivity and image quality.
Contribution
This paper outlines the scientific potential of SPICA's instrumentation for studying exoplanets and solar system objects, highlighting its expected impact.
Findings
Enhanced sensitivity in 25-200 um range
Potential for groundbreaking exoplanet studies
Improved imaging of small solar system bodies
Abstract
The SPace Infrared telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics (SPICA) is a proposed mid-to-far infrared (4-200 um) astronomy mission, scheduled for launch in 2017. A single, 3.5m aperture telescope would provide superior image quality at 5-200 um, and its very cold (~5 K) instrumentation would provide superior sensitivity in the 25-200 um wavelength regimes. This would provide a breakthrough opportunity for studies of exoplanets, protoplanetary and debris disk, and small solar system bodies. This paper summarizes the potential scientific impacts for the proposed instrumentation.
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