FROST, Far-InfraRed Observation Spectroscopy TelescopeShow others and affiliations
2019 (English)In: IAC-19, International Astronautical Federation, 2019, article id IAC-19,A7,2,10,x50029Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
This paper presents the mission concept for Far-infraRed Observation Spectroscopy Telescopes (FROST), a satellite mission dedicated to shedding light on the evolution of protoplanetary disks and planet formation. We target the inner disks around T-Tauri and Herbig Ae/Be stars, similar to the Sun before it reached the main sequence. FROST will be a three-part formation flying interferometer performing far-infrared spectroscopy in the wavelength range 40-200 m. The satellite constellation consists of two light collecting spacecraft and one beam combining spacecraft, where each light collecting spacecraft is equipped with a 2 m mirror. FROST will be equipped with FIR interferometers coupled with a Fourier Transform Infrared spectrometer. From Lagrangian point L2 FROST will observe more than 78 pretargeted disks with an angular resolution of up to 0.003” and a spectral resolution of R = 1000 in order to detect shifts in silicate features in the disks emission spectra. FROST will provide information about the size distribution, structure and chemical composition of grains radially in the disk as well as dynamics and dust growth mechanisms. This paper explores the difficulties involved in such a concept and demonstrates its feasibility by making science-engineering trade-offs with regards to instrumentation and procedure. FROST is the result of a 16-student team effort at the Alpbach summer school of 2017. The main summer school organizers are FFG and ESA.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
International Astronautical Federation, 2019. article id IAC-19,A7,2,10,x50029
National Category
Aerospace Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-86143Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85079114618OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-86143DiVA, id: diva2:1575223
Conference
70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC-19), Washington D.C., United States, Ocotber 21-25, 2019
2021-06-292021-06-292021-06-29Bibliographically approved