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The planet formation imager
Monnier, J. D.; Kraus, S.; Ireland, M. J. et al.
2018In Experimental Astronomy, p. 1-13
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Keywords :
Exoplanets; Infrared; Interferometry; Planet formation
Abstract :
[en] The Planet Formation Imager (PFI, www.planetformationimager.org) is a next-generation infrared interferometer array with the primary goal of imaging the active phases of planet formation in nearby star forming regions. PFI will be sensitive to warm dust emission using mid-infrared capabilities made possible by precise fringe tracking in the near-infrared. An L/M band combiner will be especially sensitive to thermal emission from young exoplanets (and their disks) with a high spectral resolution mode to probe the kinematics of CO and H2O gas. In this paper, we give an overview of the main science goals of PFI, define a baseline PFI architecture that can achieve those goals, point at remaining technical challenges, and suggest activities today that will help make the Planet Formation Imager facility a reality. © 2018 Springer Science+Business Media B.V., part of Springer Nature
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Monnier, J. D.;  Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Kraus, S.;  University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QD, United Kingdom
Ireland, M. J.;  Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
Baron, Fabien;  Georgia State University > Department of Physics and Astronomy
Bayo, A.;  Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
Berger, J.-P.;  Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble, Saint-Martin-d’Hìres, France
Creech-Eakman, M.;  New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, United States
Dong, R.;  The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, United States
Duchêne, G.;  University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
Espaillat, C.;  Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, United States
Haniff, C.;  University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
Hönig, S.;  University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
Isella, A.;  Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, United States
Juhasz, A.;  University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
Labadie, L.;  Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany
Lacour, S.;  Observatoire de Paris, Paris, France
Leifer, S.;  Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109, United States
Merand, A.;  European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany
Michael, E.;  Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Minardi, S.;  Institute of Applied Physics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany
Mordasini, C.;  University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Mozurkewich, D.;  Seabrook Engineering, Seabrook, MD 20706, United States
Olofsson, J.;  Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
Paladini, C.;  Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium
Petrov, R.;  Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, Nice, France
Pott, J.-U.;  Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Heidelberg, Germany
Ridgway, S.;  National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, AZ 85719, United States
Rinehart, S.;  NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr., Greenbelt, MD 20771, United States
Stassun, K.;  Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, United States
Surdej, Jean  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO)
Brummelaar, T. T.;  Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, United States
Turner, N.;  Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109, United States
Tuthill, P.;  The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
Vahala, K.;  California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, United States
van Belle, G.;  Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, United States
Vasisht, G.;  Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109, United States
Wishnow, E.;  Space Sciences Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
Young, J.;  University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
Zhu, Z.;  University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Reno, NV, United States
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Language :
English
Title :
The planet formation imager
Publication date :
2018
Journal title :
Experimental Astronomy
ISSN :
0922-6435
eISSN :
1572-9508
Publisher :
Springer Netherlands
Pages :
1-13
Peer reviewed :
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