The origins space telescope
Paper in proceeding, 2019
The Origins Space Telescope will trace the history of our origins from the time dust and heavy elements permanently altered the cosmic landscape to present-day life. How did galaxies evolve from the earliest galactic systems to those found in the universe today? How do habitable planets form? How common are life-bearing worlds? To answer these alluring questions, Origins will operate at mid-and far-infrared wavelengths and offer powerful spectroscopic instruments and sensitivity three orders of magnitude better than that of Herschel, the largest telescope flown in space to date. After a 3 1/2 year study, the Origins Science and Technology Definition Team will recommend to the Decadal Survey a concept for Origins with a 5.9-m diameter telescope cryocooled to 4.5 K and equipped with three scientific instruments. A mid-infrared instrument (MISC-T) will measure the spectra of transiting exoplanets in the 2.8-20 μm wavelength range and offer unprecedented sensitivity, enabling definitive biosignature detections. The Far-IR Imager Polarimeter (FIP) will be able to survey thousands of square degrees with broadband imaging at 50 and 250 μm. The Origins Survey Spectrometer (OSS) will cover wavelengths from 25-588 μm, make wide-area and deep spectroscopic surveys with spectral resolving power R ∼ 300, and pointed observations at R ∼ 40,000 and 300,000 with selectable instrument modes. Origins was designed to minimize complexity. The telescope has a Spitzer-like architecture and requires very few deployments after launch. The cryo-thermal system design leverages JWST technology and experience. A combination of current-state-of-the-art cryocoolers and next-generation detector technology will enable Origins' natural backgroundlimited sensitivity.
Author
David Leisawitz
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
E. Amatucci
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
L. Allen
Harris Corporation
J. Arenberg
Northrop Grumman corporation
Lee Armus
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
C. Battersby
University of Connecticut
B.G. Beaman
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
James Bauer
University of Maryland
R. Bell
Lockheed Martin Corporation
P. Beltran
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Dominic Benford
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
E. A. Bergin
University of Michigan
J. Bolognese
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
C. Matt Bradford
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
D. Bradley
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Denis Burgarella
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille
Sean Carey
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
R. Carter
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
J.D. Chi
Northrop Grumman corporation
A. Cooray
University of California at Irvine (UCI)
James A. Corsetti
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
T. D'Asto
ATA Aerospace Civil
Elvire de Beck
Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Astronomy and Plasmaphysics
K.S. Denis
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
C. Derkacz
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
L. Dewell
Lockheed Martin Corporation
M. Dipirro
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
C.P. Earle
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
M. East
Harris Corporation
S. Edgington
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Kimberly Ennico
LLC
L. Fantano
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
G. Feller
Lockheed Martin Corporation
A. Flores
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
D. Folta
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Jonathan J. Fortney
Orbital ATK
B.J. Gavares
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
J. Generie
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
M. Gerin
LLC
Z. Granger
Lockheed Martin Corporation
T. P. Greene
University of California
A. Griffiths
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
G. Harpole
Northrop Grumman corporation
K. Harvey
Harris Corporation
F. Helmich
University of Nottingham
G. Helou
Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON)
L. Hilliard
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
J. Howard
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
M. Jacoby
Lockheed Martin Corporation
A. Jamil
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
T. Jamison
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
L. Kaltenegger
Cornell University
Tiffany Kataria
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
J.S. Knight
Ball Aerospace
P. Knollenberg
Northrop Grumman corporation
Charles R. Lawrence
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
P. Lightsey
Johns Hopkins University
S. Lipscy
Johns Hopkins University
C. Lynch
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Eric E. Mamajek
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
G. Martins
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
J.C. Mather
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Margaret Meixner
Johns Hopkins University
G. J. Melnick
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
S. Milam
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
T. Mooney
Harris Corporation
Samuel Harvey Moseley
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
D. Narayanan
University of Florida
Susan G. Neff
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
T. Nguyen
Northrop Grumman corporation
A. Nordt
Lockheed Martin Corporation
J. Olson
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Deborah Padgett
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
M. B. Petach
Northrop Grumman corporation
S. Petro
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
J. Pohner
Northrop Grumman corporation
Klaus Pontoppidan
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
Alexandra Pope
University of Massachusetts
D. Ramspacher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
A. Rao
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
G. H. Rieke
University of Arizona
M. Rieke
University of Arizona
Thomas Roellig
LLC
Itsuki Sakon
University of Tokyo
C. Sandin
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Karin Sandstrom
University of California
D. Scott
University of British Columbia (UBC)
L. Seals
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
K. Sheth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Johannes Staguhn
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
J. Steeves
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Kevin B. Stevenson
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille
L. Stokowski
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
E. Stoneking
Lockheed Martin Corporation
K. Su
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
K. Tajdaran
Lockheed Martin Corporation
S. Tompkins
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
J. Turner
University of California
Joaquin Vieira
University of Illinois
C. Webster
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
M.C. Wiedner
Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
Edward Wright
University of California
C. Wu
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Jonas Zmuidzinas
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
0277786X (ISSN) 1996756X (eISSN)
Vol. 11115 111150Q
UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IX 2019
San Diego, USA,
San Diego, USA,
Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)
Accelerator Physics and Instrumentation
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
DOI
10.1117/12.2530514