Conference proceeding
Eos: a FUV spectroscopic mission to observe molecular hydrogen in molecular clouds
Vol.13093, pp.130930C-130930C-8
08/21/2024
DOI: 10.1117/12.3017644
Abstract
Eos is a mission concept to be proposed to the expected 2025 NASA Small Explorers Announcement of Opportunity (SMEX AO). Eos observes molecular clouds in our galaxy and nearby planet forming disks to understand the link between star and planet formation and molecular hydrogen in galactic star forming regions. Eos does this using very long-slit, high resolution spectroscopy of far ultraviolet (FUV) emission from fluorescent molecular hydrogen (H2), a powerful and underutilized FUV diagnostic. H2 is the most abundant molecule in the universe, but is typically observed in the infrared (IR) or inferred via proxies such as CO. Eos will directly observe H2 via fluorescence, which can be stimulated from a range of sources (shocks, interstellar UV radiation, bright stars, etc). Here we briefly describe the science objectives of Eos, as well as the instrument implementation.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Eos: a FUV spectroscopic mission to observe molecular hydrogen in molecular clouds
- Creators
- Erika T. Hamden - University of ArizonaDavid Schiminovich - Columbia UniversityNeal J. Turner - Jet Propulsion LaboratoryBlakesley Burkhart - Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyThomas J. Haworth - Queen Mary University of LondonNicole Arulanantham - Space Telescope Science InstituteHaeun Chung - University of ArizonaShuo Kong - University of ArizonaKeri Hoadley - University of IowaKaren Willacy - Jet Propulsion LaboratoryThavisha Dharmawardena - Flatiron InstituteJinyoung Serena Kim - University of ArizonaShmuel Bialy - Technion – Israel Institute of TechnologyMin-Young Lee - Korea Astronomy and Space Science InstituteMiles Smith - Jet Propulsion LaboratoryElizabeth Luthman - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Contributors
- Jan-Willem A. den Herder (Editor) - Space Research Organisation NetherlandsShouleh Nikzad (Editor) - Jet Propulsion LaboratoryKazuhiro Nakazawa (Editor) - Nagoya University
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Publication Details
- Vol.13093, pp.130930C-130930C-8
- DOI
- 10.1117/12.3017644
- ISSN
- 0277-786X
- eISSN
- 1996-756X
- Publisher
- SPIE
- Grant note
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration: 80NM0018D0004
This research was carried out in part at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under contract 80NM0018D0004 with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/21/2024
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984721242202771
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