Single Aperture Large Telescope for Universe Studies (SALTUS): Science Overview
Gordon Chin, Carrie M. Anderson, Jennifer Bergner, Nicolas Biver,, Gordon L. Bjoraker, Thibault Cavalie, Michael DiSanti, Jian-Rong Gao, Paul, Hartogh, Leon K. Harding, Qing Hu, Daewook Kim, Craig Kulesa, Gert de Lange,, David T. Leisawitz, Rebecca C. Levy, Arthur Lichtenberger

TL;DR
The SALTUS mission proposes a 14-meter deployable space telescope with advanced cooling and instrumentation to explore cosmic origins and potential extraterrestrial life through far-infrared observations.
Contribution
It introduces an innovative deployable 14-m aperture telescope with cryogenic cooling and broad far-IR spectral coverage for space-based cosmic studies.
Findings
Deployable 14-m aperture design enables high-resolution far-IR observations.
Cryogenic cooling achieves primary mirror temperatures below 45K.
Broad spectral range (34-660 microns) facilitates diverse astrophysical investigations.
Abstract
The SALTUS Probe mission will provide a powerful far-infrared (far-IR) pointed space observatory to explore our cosmic origins and the possibility of life elsewhere. The observatory employs an innovative deployable 14-m aperture, with a sunshield that will radiatively cool the off-axis primary to <45K. This cooled primary reflector works in tandem with cryogenic coherent and incoherent instruments that span the 34 to 660 micron far-IR range at both high and moderate spectral resolutions.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAstronomy and Astrophysical Research · Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology · Superconducting and THz Device Technology
