LUVIS: An Ultraviolet SMEX mission optimized for the Lyman UV

Stephen E. Kendrick; Robert A. Woodruff; Tony Hull; Daewook Kim; Gopal Vasudevan; Sara R. Heap

doi:10.1117/12.2629641

LUVIS: An Ultraviolet SMEX mission optimized for the Lyman UV

Stephen E. Kendrick, Robert A. Woodruff, Tony Hull, Daewook Kim, Gopal Vasudevan, Sara R. Heap

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Abstract

The Lyman UV Imaging Spectrograph (LUVIS) accomplishes priority UV science contained in the budget of a SMEX-class mission. LUVIS consists of a 0.5-m f/24 Cassegrain optical telescope assembly feeding a UV/ far-UV spectrometer. LUVIS has a long 6 arcmin slit enabling spectral imaging and is optimized for 102-140 nm with a resolving power of 20,000 on a Micro-channel Plate detector with a CsI photocathode. The light gathering power is designed to reach galaxies with near-UV fluxes as low as 10^-14 erg/s/cm²/Å (and lower with long time exposures). The design approach encompasses a simple but elegant optical design, minimum number of reflective surfaces, limited mechanisms, and an orbit minimizing fuel requirements while offering operational advantages. All components are already at a high technology readiness level further reducing technical and cost risk to meet a SMEX budget with healthy cost reserves.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022
Subtitle of host publication	Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Editors	Jan-Willem A. den Herder, Shouleh Nikzad, Kazuhiro Nakazawa
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510653436
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629641
State	Published - 2022
Event	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray - Montreal, United States Duration: Jul 17 2022 → Jul 22 2022

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	12181
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Conference

Conference	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Country/Territory	United States
City	Montreal
Period	7/17/22 → 7/22/22

Keywords

Lyman ultraviolet
micro-channel plate detector
spectrograph
spectrometer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Kendrick, S. E., Woodruff, R. A., Hull, T., Kim, D., Vasudevan, G., & Heap, S. R. (2022). LUVIS: An Ultraviolet SMEX mission optimized for the Lyman UV. In J.-W. A. den Herder, S. Nikzad, & K. Nakazawa (Eds.), Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray Article 121812W (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 12181). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629641

LUVIS: An Ultraviolet SMEX mission optimized for the Lyman UV. / Kendrick, Stephen E.; Woodruff, Robert A.; Hull, Tony et al.
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. ed. / Jan-Willem A. den Herder; Shouleh Nikzad; Kazuhiro Nakazawa. SPIE, 2022. 121812W (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 12181).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Kendrick, SE, Woodruff, RA, Hull, T, Kim, D, Vasudevan, G & Heap, SR 2022, LUVIS: An Ultraviolet SMEX mission optimized for the Lyman UV. in J-WA den Herder, S Nikzad & K Nakazawa (eds), Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray., 121812W, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 12181, SPIE, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, Montreal, United States, 7/17/22. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629641

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