Direct UV/optical imaging of stellar surfaces: the Stellar Imager Vision Mission

Kenneth G. Carpenter; Richard G. Lyon; Carolus Schrijver; Margarita Karovska; David Mozurkewich

doi:10.1117/12.732440

20 September 2007 Direct UV/optical imaging of stellar surfaces: the Stellar Imager Vision Mission

Kenneth G. Carpenter, Richard G. Lyon, Carolus Schrijver, Margarita Karovska, David Mozurkewich

Proceedings Volume 6687, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes: Innovative Technologies and Concepts III; 66870G (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.732440
Event: Optical Engineering + Applications, 2007, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The Stellar Imager (SI) is a UV/optical, space-based interferometer designed to enable 0.1 milli-arcsecond (mas) spectral imaging of stellar surfaces and, via asteroseismology, stellar interiors and of the Universe in general. SI's science focuses on the role of magnetism in the Universe, particularly on magnetic activity on the surfaces of stars like the Sun. SI's prime goal is to enable long-term forecasting of solar activity and the space weather that it drives, in support of the Living with a Star program in the Exploration Era. SI will also revolutionize our understanding of the formation of planetary systems, of the habitability and climatology of distant planets, and of many magneto-hydrodynamically controlled processes in the Universe. SI is a "Flagship and Landmark Discovery Mission" in the 2005 Sun Solar System Connection (SSSC) Roadmap and a candidate for a "Pathways to Life Observatory" in the Exploration of the Universe Division (EUD) Roadmap (May, 2005). We discuss herein the science goals of the SI Mission, a mission architecture that could meet those goals, and the technologies needed to enable this mission. Additional information on SI can be found at: http://hires.gsfc.nasa.gov/si/.

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Kenneth G. Carpenter, Richard G. Lyon, Carolus Schrijver, Margarita Karovska, and David Mozurkewich "Direct UV/optical imaging of stellar surfaces: the Stellar Imager Vision Mission", Proc. SPIE 6687, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes: Innovative Technologies and Concepts III, 66870G (20 September 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.732440

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