SPICA-A Large Cryogenic Infrared Space Telescope: Unveiling the Obscured Universe

August 2018 • 2018PASA...35...30R

Authors • Roelfsema, P. R. • Shibai, H. • Armus, L. • Arrazola, D. • Audard, M. • Audley, M. D. • Bradford, C. M. • Charles, I. • Dieleman, P. • Doi, Y. • Duband, L. • Eggens, M. • Evers, J. • Funaki, I. • Gao, J. R. • Giard, M. • di Giorgio, A. • González Fernández, L. M. • Griffin, M. • Helmich, F. P. • Hijmering, R. • Huisman, R. • Ishihara, D. • Isobe, N. • Jackson, B. • Jacobs, H. • Jellema, W. • Kamp, I. • Kaneda, H. • Kawada, M. • Kemper, F. • Kerschbaum, F. • Khosropanah, P. • Kohno, K. • Kooijman, P. P. • Krause, O. • van der Kuur, J. • Kwon, J. • Laauwen, W. M. • de Lange, G. • Larsson, B. • van Loon, D. • Madden, S. C. • Matsuhara, H. • Najarro, F. • Nakagawa, T. • Naylor, D. • Ogawa, H. • Onaka, T. • Oyabu, S. • Poglitsch, A. • Reveret, V. • Rodriguez, L. • Spinoglio, L. • Sakon, I. • Sato, Y. • Shinozaki, K. • Shipman, R. • Sugita, H. • Suzuki, T. • van der Tak, F. F. S. • Torres Redondo, J. • Wada, T. • Wang, S. Y. • Wafelbakker, C. K. • van Weers, H. • Withington, S. • Vandenbussche, B. • Yamada, T. • Yamamura, I.

Abstract • Measurements in the infrared wavelength domain allow direct assessment of the physical state and energy balance of cool matter in space, enabling the detailed study of the processes that govern the formation and evolution of stars and planetary systems in galaxies over cosmic time. Previous infrared missions revealed a great deal about the obscured Universe, but were hampered by limited sensitivity.

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