Planet formation imager: Project update

Infrared interferometry; PFI; Planet formation; Extrasolar planets; Telescopes; Dust structure; Large aperture telescopes; Protoplanetary disks; Quantitative detection; Space interferometry; Technology development; Interferometry

Abstract :

[en] The Planet Formation Imager (PFI) is a near- and mid-infrared interferometer project with the driving science goal of imaging directly the key stages of planet formation, including the young proto-planets themselves. Here, we will present an update on the work of the Science Working Group (SWG), including new simulations of dust structures during the assembly phase of planet formation and quantitative detection efficiencies for accreting and non-accreting young exoplanets as a function of mass and age. We use these results to motivate two reference PFI designs consisting of a) twelve 3m telescopes with a maximum baseline of 1.2km focused on young exoplanet imaging and b) twelve 8m telescopes optimized for a wider range of young exoplanets and protoplanetary disk imaging out to the 150K H2O ice line. Armed with 4 x 8m telescopes, the ESO/VLTI can already detect young exoplanets in principle and projects such as MATISSE, Hi-5 and Heimdallr are important PFI pathfinders to make this possible. We also discuss the state of technology development needed to make PFI more affordable, including progress towards new designs for inexpensive, small field-of-view, large aperture telescopes and prospects for Cubesat-based space interferometry. © 2018 SPIE.

Disciplines :

Space science, astronomy & astrophysics

Author, co-author :

Monnier, J. D.; Univ. of Michigan, United States

Ireland, M.; Australian National Univ., Australia

Kraus, S.; Univ. of Exeter, United Kingdom

Alonso-Herrero, A.; Centro de Astrobiologia (CSIC-INTA), Spain

Bonsor, A.; Univ. of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Baron, Fabien

Bayo, A.; Univ. de Valparaso, Chile, Núcleo Milenio Formación Planetaria (NPF), Chile

Berger, J.-P.; Univ. Grenoble Alpes, France

Boyajian, T.; Louisiana State Univ., United States

Chiavassa, A.; Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, France

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Language :

English

Title :

Planet formation imager: Project update

Publication date :

01 July 2018

Event name :

2018 Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VI

Event date :

11 June 2018 through 15 June 2018

Audience :

International

Journal title :

Proceedings of SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering

ISSN :

0277-786X

eISSN :

1996-756X

Publisher :

SPIE

Volume :

10701

Name of the research project :

Giant Magellan Telescope

Funders :

4D Technology [US-AZ]
ACE - Astronomical Consultants & Equipment, Inc [US-AZ]
Andor Technology [GB]
SPIE - International Society for Optics and Photonics [US-WA]

Commentary :

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