Abstract
SPICES (Spectro-Polarimetric Imaging and Characterization of Exoplanetary Systems) is a five-year M-class mission proposed to ESA Cosmic Vision. Its purpose is to image and characterize long-period extrasolar planets and circumstellar disks in the visible (450-900 nm) at a spectral resolution of about 40 using both spectroscopy and polarimetry. By 2020/2022, present and near-term instruments will have found several tens of planets that SPICES will be able to observe and study in detail. Equipped with a 1. 5 m telescope, SPICES can preferentially access exoplanets located at several AUs (0. 5-10 AU) from nearby stars (<25 pc) with masses ranging from a few Jupiter masses to Super Earths (~2 Earth radii, ~10 M ⊕) as well as circumstellar disks as faint as a few times the zodiacal light in the Solar System.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 355-384 |
| Number of pages | 30 |
| Journal | Experimental Astronomy |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2012 |
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Keywords
- Exoplanets
- High contrast imaging
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science
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SPICES : Spectro-polarimetric imaging and characterization of exoplanetary systems: From planetary disks to nearby Super Earths. / Boccaletti, Anthony; Schneider, Jean; Traub, Wes; Lagage, Pierre Olivier; Stam, Daphne; Gratton, Raffaele; Trauger, John; Cahoy, Kerri; Snik, Frans; Baudoz, Pierre; Galicher, Raphael; Reess, Jean Michel; Mawet, Dimitri; Augereau, Jean Charles; Patience, Jenny; Kuchner, Marc; Wyatt, Mark; Pantin, Eric; Maire, Anne Lise; Vérinaud, Christophe; Ronayette, Samuel; Dubreuil, Didier; Min, Michiel; Rodenhuis, Michiel; Mesa, Dino; Belikov, Russ; Guyon, Olivier; Tamura, Motohide; Murakami, Naoshi; Beerer, Ingrid Mary.
In: Experimental Astronomy, Vol. 34, No. 2, 10.2012, p. 355-384.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
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T2 - Spectro-polarimetric imaging and characterization of exoplanetary systems: From planetary disks to nearby Super Earths
AU - Boccaletti, Anthony
AU - Schneider, Jean
AU - Traub, Wes
AU - Lagage, Pierre Olivier
AU - Stam, Daphne
AU - Gratton, Raffaele
AU - Trauger, John
AU - Cahoy, Kerri
AU - Snik, Frans
AU - Baudoz, Pierre
AU - Galicher, Raphael
AU - Reess, Jean Michel
AU - Mawet, Dimitri
AU - Augereau, Jean Charles
AU - Patience, Jenny
AU - Kuchner, Marc
AU - Wyatt, Mark
AU - Pantin, Eric
AU - Maire, Anne Lise
AU - Vérinaud, Christophe
AU - Ronayette, Samuel
AU - Dubreuil, Didier
AU - Min, Michiel
AU - Rodenhuis, Michiel
AU - Mesa, Dino
AU - Belikov, Russ
AU - Guyon, Olivier
AU - Tamura, Motohide
AU - Murakami, Naoshi
AU - Beerer, Ingrid Mary
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - SPICES (Spectro-Polarimetric Imaging and Characterization of Exoplanetary Systems) is a five-year M-class mission proposed to ESA Cosmic Vision. Its purpose is to image and characterize long-period extrasolar planets and circumstellar disks in the visible (450-900 nm) at a spectral resolution of about 40 using both spectroscopy and polarimetry. By 2020/2022, present and near-term instruments will have found several tens of planets that SPICES will be able to observe and study in detail. Equipped with a 1. 5 m telescope, SPICES can preferentially access exoplanets located at several AUs (0. 5-10 AU) from nearby stars (<25 pc) with masses ranging from a few Jupiter masses to Super Earths (~2 Earth radii, ~10 M ⊕) as well as circumstellar disks as faint as a few times the zodiacal light in the Solar System.
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KW - Exoplanets
KW - High contrast imaging
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