The European contribution to the SPICA mission

Bruce Swinyard; Takao Nakagawa; Hideo Matsuhara; Doug Griffin; Marc Ferlet; Paul Eccleston; Anna di Giorgio; Jochem Baselmans; Javier Goicoechea; Kate Isaak; Phillip Mauskopf; Louis Rodriguez; Frederic Pinsard; Walfried Raab; Lionel Duband; Nicholas Luchier; Nicola Rando; Ana Heras; Thomas Jagemann; Norbert Geis; Sebastien Vives

doi:10.1117/12.789195

12 July 2008 The European contribution to the SPICA mission

Bruce Swinyard, Takao Nakagawa, Hideo Matsuhara, Doug Griffin, Marc Ferlet, Paul Eccleston, Anna di Giorgio, Jochem Baselmans, Javier Goicoechea, Kate Isaak, Phillip Mauskopf, Louis Rodriguez, Frederic Pinsard, Walfried Raab, Lionel Duband, Nicholas Luchier, Nicola Rando, Ana Heras, Thomas Jagemann, Norbert Geis, Sebastien Vives

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Proceedings Volume 7010, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter; 70100I (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789195
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2008, Marseille, France

Abstract

The Japanese led Space Infrared telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics (SPICA) will observe the universe over the 5 to 210 micron band with unprecedented sensitivity owing to its cold (~5 K) 3.5m telescope. The scientific case for a European involvement in the SPICA mission has been accepted by the ESA advisory structure and a European contribution to SPICA is undergoing an assessment study as a Mission of Opportunity within the ESA Cosmic Vision 1015-2015 science mission programme. In this paper we describe the elements that are being studied for provision by Europe for the SPICA mission. These entail ESA directly providing the cryogenic telescope and ground segment support and a consortium of European insitutes providing a Far Infrared focal plane instrument. In this paper we describe the status of the ESA study and the design status of the FIR focal plane instrument.

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Bruce Swinyard, Takao Nakagawa, Hideo Matsuhara, Doug Griffin, Marc Ferlet, Paul Eccleston, Anna di Giorgio, Jochem Baselmans, Javier Goicoechea, Kate Isaak, Phillip Mauskopf, Louis Rodriguez, Frederic Pinsard, Walfried Raab, Lionel Duband, Nicholas Luchier, Nicola Rando, Ana Heras, Thomas Jagemann, Norbert Geis, and Sebastien Vives "The European contribution to the SPICA mission", Proc. SPIE 7010, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter, 70100I (12 July 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789195

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