Conference proceeding
Aspera payload design overview: UV SmallSat mission to detect and map warm-hot halo gas around the nearby galaxies
Vol.13093, pp.1309302-1309302-11
08/21/2024
DOI: 10.1117/12.3017274
Abstract
Aspera is a NASA-funded UV SmallSat mission designed to detect and map warm-hot phase halo gas around nearby galaxies. The Aspera payload is designed to detect faint diffuse O VI emission at around 103.2 nm, satisfying the sensitivity requirement of 5×10−19 erg/s/cm2/arcsec2 over 179 hours of exposure. In this manuscript, we describe the overall payload design of Aspera. The payload comprises two identical co-aligned UV long-slit spectrograph optical channels sharing a common UV-sensitive microchannel plate detector. The design delivers spectral resolution R ∼ 2,000 over the wavelength range of 101 to 106 nm. The field of view of each channel is 1 degree by 30 arcsec, with an effective area of 1.1 cm2. The mission is now entering the payload integration and testing phase, with the projected launch-ready date set for late 2025 or early 2026. The mission will be launched into low-Earth orbit via rideshare.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Aspera payload design overview: UV SmallSat mission to detect and map warm-hot halo gas around the nearby galaxies
- Creators
- Haeun Chung - University of ArizonaCarlos J. Vargas - University of ArizonaErika Hamden - University of ArizonaTom McMahon - University of ArizonaHannah Tanquary - University of ArizonaAafaque R. Khan - University of ArizonaFernando Coronado - University of ArizonaBill Verts - University of ArizonaNicole Melso - University of ArizonaHeejoo Choi - Optical SciencesSimran Agarwal - University of ArizonaJason Corliss - University of ArizonaKeri Hoadley - University of IowaMiriam Keppler - University of ArizonaDave Hamara - University of ArizonaElijah Garcia - University of ArizonaDaniel Truong - University of ArizonaNaomi Yescas - University of ArizonaRamona Augustin - Space Telescope Science InstituteMateo Batkis - Goddard Space Flight CenterPeter Behroozi - University of ArizonaHarrison Bradley - University of ArizonaTrenton Brendel - University of ArizonaJoseph N. Burchett - New Mexico State UniversityJasmine Martinez Castillo - University of ArizonaJacob Chambers - University of ArizonaLauren Corlies - University of ArizonaGreyson Davis - University of IowaRalf-Jürgen Dettmar - University of ArizonaEwan Douglas - University of ArizonaGiulia Ghidoli - University of ArizonaAlfred Goodwin - University of ArizonaWalter Harris - University of ArizonaJohn J. Hennessy - University of ArizonaCarl Hergenrother - University of ArizonaJ. Christopher Howk - Lunar and Planetary InstituteNazende Ipek Kerkeser - University of ArizonaJohn N. Kidd - University of ArizonaDaewook Kim - University of ArizonaJessica S. Li - University of ArizonaAdrian Martin - University of ArizonaJamison Noenickx - University of ArizonaGabe Noriega - University of ArizonaSooseong Park - University of ArizonaRyan Pecha - University of ArizonaManuel Quijada - Goddard Space Flight CenterL. Rodriguez de Marcos - Catholic University of AmericaCork Sauve - University of ArizonaDavid Schiminovich - University of ArizonaSanford Selznick - University of ArizonaOswald Siegmund - Sensor Sciences, LLC (United States)Rebecca Su - University of ArizonaSumedha Uppnor - University of ArizonaEllie Wolcott - University of ArizonaDennis Zaritsky - University of Arizona
- Contributors
- Jan-Willem A. den Herder (Editor) - SRON Netherlands Institute for Space ResearchShouleh Nikzad (Editor) - Jet Propulsion LaboratoryKazuhiro Nakazawa (Editor) - Nagoya University
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Publication Details
- Vol.13093, pp.1309302-1309302-11
- Publisher
- SPIE
- DOI
- 10.1117/12.3017274
- ISSN
- 0277-786X
- eISSN
- 1996-756X
- Grant note
- NASA: NNX16AJ31G, 80NSSC23K1586, 80NSSC21M0117 University of Arizona's College of Science, Office of Research, Innovation, and Impact (ORII)University of Arizona Space Institute (UASI)Department of Astronomy and Steward ObservatoryArizona Board of Regents Technology Research Initiative Fund (TRIF)
This work is funded by NASA grant number 80NSSC21M0117 to the University of Arizona. This work is also supported by the University of Arizona's College of Science, Office of Research, Innovation, and Impact (ORII), the University of Arizona Space Institute (UASI), and the Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory. Portions of this work were supported by the Arizona Board of Regents Technology Research Initiative Fund (TRIF). Portions of this work were supported by NASA grant numbers NNX16AJ31G and 80NSSC23K1586.
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/21/2024
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984721236802771
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