Origins Space Telescope science drivers to design traceability

Margaret Meixner; Asantha Cooray; David T. Leisawitz; Johannes G. Staguhn; Lee Armus; Cara Battersby; James Bauer; Dominic Benford; Edwin Bergin; Charles Matt Bradford; Denis Burgarella; Sean Carey; Elvire De Beck; Kimberly Ennico-Smith; Jonathan J. Fortney; Maryvonne Gerin; Frank P. Helmich; Tiffany Kataria; Eric E. Mamajek; Gary J. Melnick; Stefanie N. Milam; Samuel Harvey Moseley; Desika Narayanan; Susan G. Neff; Deborah Padgett; Klaus Pontoppidan; Alexandra Pope; Thomas L. Roellig; Itsuki Sakon; Karin Sandstrom; Douglas Scott; Kartik Sheth; Kevin B. Stevenson; Kate Y. Su; Joaquin Vieira; Martina C. Wiedner; Edward Wright; Jonas Zmuidzinas; Origins Study Team

doi:10.1117/1.JATIS.7.1.011012

27 February 2021 Origins Space Telescope science drivers to design traceability

Margaret Meixner, Asantha Cooray, David T. Leisawitz, Johannes G. Staguhn, Lee Armus, Cara Battersby, James Bauer, Dominic Benford, Edwin Bergin, Charles Matt Bradford, Denis Burgarella, Sean Carey, Elvire De Beck, Kimberly Ennico-Smith, Jonathan J. Fortney, Maryvonne Gerin, Frank P. Helmich, Tiffany Kataria, Eric E. Mamajek, Gary J. Melnick, Stefanie N. Milam, Samuel Harvey Moseley, Desika Narayanan, Susan G. Neff, Deborah Padgett, Klaus Pontoppidan, Alexandra Pope, Thomas L. Roellig, Itsuki Sakon, Karin Sandstrom, Douglas Scott, Kartik Sheth, Kevin B. Stevenson, Kate Y. Su, Joaquin Vieira, Martina C. Wiedner, Edward Wright, Jonas Zmuidzinas, Origins Study Team

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Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, Vol. 7, Issue 1, 011012 (February 2021). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.7.1.011012

Abstract

The Origins Space Telescope (Origins) concept is designed to investigate the creation and dispersal of elements essential to life, the formation of planetary systems, and the transport of water to habitable worlds and the atmospheres of exoplanets around nearby K- and M-dwarfs to identify potentially habitable—and even inhabited—worlds. These science priorities are aligned with NASA’s three major astrophysics science goals: How does the Universe work? How did we get here? and Are we alone? We briefly describe the science case that arose from the astronomical community and the science traceability matrix for Origins. The science traceability matrix prescribes the design of Origins and demonstrates that it will address the key science questions motivated by the science case.

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Margaret Meixner, Asantha Cooray, David T. Leisawitz, Johannes G. Staguhn, Lee Armus, Cara Battersby, James Bauer, Dominic Benford, Edwin Bergin, Charles Matt Bradford, Denis Burgarella, Sean Carey, Elvire De Beck, Kimberly Ennico-Smith, Jonathan J. Fortney, Maryvonne Gerin, Frank P. Helmich, Tiffany Kataria, Eric E. Mamajek, Gary J. Melnick, Stefanie N. Milam, Samuel Harvey Moseley, Desika Narayanan, Susan G. Neff, Deborah Padgett, Klaus Pontoppidan, Alexandra Pope, Thomas L. Roellig, Itsuki Sakon, Karin Sandstrom, Douglas Scott, Kartik Sheth, Kevin B. Stevenson, Kate Y. Su, Joaquin Vieira, Martina C. Wiedner, Edward Wright, Jonas Zmuidzinas, and Origins Study Team "Origins Space Telescope science drivers to design traceability," Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 7(1), 011012 (27 February 2021). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.7.1.011012

Received: 15 June 2020; Accepted: 13 January 2021; Published: 27 February 2021

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