Origins Space Telescope Mission Concept Study Report
Abstract
The Origins Space Telescope (Origins) traces our cosmic history, from the formation of the first galaxies and the rise of metals to the development of habitable worlds and present-day life. Origins does this through exquisite sensitivity to infrared radiation from ions, atoms, molecules, dust, water vapor and ice, and observations of extra-solar planetary atmospheres, protoplanetary disks, and large-area extragalactic fields. Origins operates in the wavelength range 2.8 to 588 microns and is 1000 times more sensitive than its predecessors due to its large, cold (4.5 K) telescope and advanced instruments. Origins was one of four large missions studied by the community with support from NASA and industry in preparation for the 2020 Decadal Survey in Astrophysics. This is the final study report.
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@article{arxiv.1912.06213,
title = {Origins Space Telescope Mission Concept Study Report},
author = {M. Meixner and A. Cooray and D. Leisawitz and J. Staguhn and L. Armus and C. Battersby and J. Bauer and E. Bergin and C. M. Bradford and K. Ennico-Smith and J. Fortney and T. Kataria and G. Melnick and S. Milam and D. Narayanan and D. Padgett and K. Pontoppidan and A. Pope and T. Roellig and K. Sandstrom and K. Stevenson and K. Su and J. Vieira and E. Wright and J. Zmuidzinas and K. Sheth and D. Benford and E. E. Mamajek and S. Neff and E. De Beck and M. Gerin and F. Helmich and I. Sakon and D. Scott and R. Vavrek and M. Wiedner and S. Carey and D. Burgarella and S. H. Moseley and E. Amatucci and R. C. Carter and M. DiPirro and C. Wu and B. Beaman and P. Beltran and J. Bolognese and D. Bradley and J. Corsetti and T. D'Asto and K. Denis and C. Derkacz and C. P. Earle and L. G. Fantano and D. Folta and B. Gavares and J. Generie and L. Hilliard and J. M. Howard and A. Jamil and T. Jamison and C. Lynch and G. Martins and S. Petro and D. Ramspacher and A. Rao and C. Sandin and E. Stoneking and S. Tompkins and C. Webster},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1912.06213},
year = {2019}
}
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376 pages