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The ARIEL space mission
- Abstract:
- The Atmospheric Remote-Sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey, ARIEL, has been selected to be the next M4 space mission in the ESA Cosmic Vision programme. From launch in 2028, and during the following 4 years of operation, ARIEL will perform precise spectroscopy of the atmospheres of about 1000 known transiting exoplanets using its metre-class telescope, a three-band photometer and three spectrometers that will cover the 0.5 μm to 7.8 μm region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The payload is designed to perform primary and secondary transit spectroscopy, and to measure spectrally resolved phase curves with a stability of < 100 ppm (goal 10 ppm). Observing from an L2 orbit, ARIEL will provide the first statistically significant spectroscopic survey of hot and warm planets. These are an ideal laboratory in which to study the chemistry, the formation and the evolution processes of exoplanets, to constrain the thermodynamics, composition and structure of their atmospheres, and to investigate the properties of the clouds.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 4.6MB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1117/12.2311838
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- Publisher:
- Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
- Host title:
- Proceedings of SPIE
- Journal:
- Proceedings of SPIE More from this journal
- Volume:
- 10698
- Series:
- Proceedings of SPIE
- Publication date:
- 2018-07-12
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- EISSN:
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1996-756X
- ISSN:
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0277-786X
- ISBN:
- 9781510619494
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pubs:934954
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uuid:2775898a-700e-4c0b-9b46-f47f9548c661
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pubs:934954
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934954
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2019-05-27
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- Copyright holder:
- Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Notes:
- © (2018) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this publication for a fee or for commercial purposes, and modification of the contents of the publication are prohibited. This paper was presented at Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, June 2018, Austin, Texas, USA. This is the accepted manuscript version of the paper. The final version is online from the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers at: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311838
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