The NASA probe-class mission concept, CETUS (Cosmic Evolution Through Ultraviolet Spectroscopy)

Sara Heap; William Danchi; James H Burge; Kelly Dodson; Anthony Hull; Steven Kendrick; Stephan McCandliss; Gregory Mehle; Lloyd Purves; David Sheikh; Martin Valente; Robert A. Woodruff

doi:10.1117/12.2274202

The NASA probe-class mission concept, CETUS (Cosmic Evolution Through Ultraviolet Spectroscopy)

Sara Heap, William Danchi, James H Burge, Kelly Dodson, Anthony Hull, Steven Kendrick, Stephan McCandliss, Gregory Mehle, Lloyd Purves, David Sheikh, Martin Valente, Robert A. Woodruff

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We report on the early phases of a NASA-sponsored study of CETUS (Cosmic Evolution Through Ultraviolet Spectroscopy), a Probe-class mission concept. By definition, the full lifecycle cost of a Probe mission is greater than $400M (i.e. Explorer missions) and less than $1.00B ("Flagship" missions). The animating idea behind our study is that CETUS can help answer fundamental questions about galaxy evolution by carrying out a massive UV imaging and spectroscopic survey of galaxies and combining its findings with data obtained by other survey telescopes of the 2020's. The CETUS mission concept comprises a 1.5-m wide-field telescope and three scientific instruments: A near-UV multi-object slit spectrograph with a micro-shutter array as the slit device; a near-UV and far-UV camera with angular resolution of 0.42" (near-UV) or 0.55" (far-UV); and a near-UV or far-UV single-object spectrograph aimed at providing access to the UV after Hubble is gone. We describe the scientific rationale for CETUS and the telescope and instruments in their early design phase.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments
Subtitle of host publication	Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII
Editors	Howard A. MacEwen, James B. Breckinridge, James B. Breckinridge
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510612532
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274202
State	Published - 2017
Event	UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII 2017 - San Diego, United States Duration: Aug 6 2017 → Aug 7 2017

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	10398
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Other	UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego
Period	8/6/17 → 8/7/17

Keywords

Multi-object spectrograph
Probe-class mission
UV camera
Ultraviolet
Wide-field telescope

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

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Heap, S., Danchi, W., Burge, J. H., Dodson, K., Hull, A., Kendrick, S., McCandliss, S., Mehle, G., Purves, L., Sheikh, D., Valente, M., & Woodruff, R. A. (2017). The NASA probe-class mission concept, CETUS (Cosmic Evolution Through Ultraviolet Spectroscopy). In H. A. MacEwen, J. B. Breckinridge, & J. B. Breckinridge (Eds.), UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII Article 103980U (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10398). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274202

The NASA probe-class mission concept, CETUS (Cosmic Evolution Through Ultraviolet Spectroscopy). / Heap, Sara; Danchi, William; Burge, James H et al.
UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII. ed. / Howard A. MacEwen; James B. Breckinridge; James B. Breckinridge. SPIE, 2017. 103980U (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10398).

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Heap, S, Danchi, W, Burge, JH, Dodson, K, Hull, A, Kendrick, S, McCandliss, S, Mehle, G, Purves, L, Sheikh, D, Valente, M & Woodruff, RA 2017, The NASA probe-class mission concept, CETUS (Cosmic Evolution Through Ultraviolet Spectroscopy). in HA MacEwen, JB Breckinridge & JB Breckinridge (eds), UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII., 103980U, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 10398, SPIE, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII 2017, San Diego, United States, 8/6/17. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274202

Heap S, Danchi W, Burge JH, Dodson K, Hull A, Kendrick S et al. The NASA probe-class mission concept, CETUS (Cosmic Evolution Through Ultraviolet Spectroscopy). In MacEwen HA, Breckinridge JB, Breckinridge JB, editors, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII. SPIE. 2017. 103980U. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2274202

Heap, Sara ; Danchi, William ; Burge, James H et al. / The NASA probe-class mission concept, CETUS (Cosmic Evolution Through Ultraviolet Spectroscopy). UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII. editor / Howard A. MacEwen ; James B. Breckinridge ; James B. Breckinridge. SPIE, 2017. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).

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