Abstract
The Habitable-Exoplanet Observatory (HabEx) is a candidate flagship mission being studied by NASA and the astrophysics community in preparation of the 2020 Decadal Survey. The first HabEx mission concept that has been studied is a large (∼4m) diffraction-limited optical space telescope, providing unprecedented resolution and contrast in the optical, with extensions into the near ulttraviolet and near infrared domains. We report here on our team's efforts in defining a scientifically compelling HabEx mission that is technologically executable, affordable within NASA's expected budgetary envelope, and timely for the next decade. We also briefly discuss our plans to explore less ambitious, descoped missions relative to the primary mission architecture discussed here.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018 |
Subtitle of host publication | Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave |
Editors | Giovanni G. Fazio, Howard A. MacEwen, Makenzie Lystrup |
Publisher | SPIE |
ISBN (Print) | 9781510619494 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2018 |
Event | Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave - Austin, United States Duration: Jun 10 2018 → Jun 15 2018 |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
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Volume | 10698 |
ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1996-756X |
Other
Other | Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Austin |
Period | 6/10/18 → 6/15/18 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Keywords
- Biosignatures
- Coronagraph
- Decadal
- Exoplanets
- Galaxy formation and evolution
- High contrast imaging
- Starshade