Far-infrared enhanced survey spectrometer for PRIMA: science drivers

Klaus M. Pontoppidan; Alberto D. Bolatto; John-David Smith; Charles M. Bradford; Cara Battersby; Alexandra Pope; Tiffany Kataria; Jason Glenn; Jochem J. A. Baselmans; null More Authors

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Far-infrared enhanced survey spectrometer for PRIMA: science drivers

Klaus M. Pontoppidan^*, Alberto D. Bolatto, John-David Smith, Charles M. Bradford, Cara Battersby, Alexandra Pope, Tiffany Kataria, Jason Glenn, Jochem J. A. Baselmans, More Authors

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We present the science drivers for the far-infrared enhanced survey spectrometer (FIRESS), one of two science instruments on the PRobe Infrared Mission for Astrophysics. FIRESS is designed to meet science objectives in the areas of the origins of planetary atmospheres, the co-evolution of galaxies and supermassive black holes, and the buildup of heavy elements in the universe. In addition to these drivers, FIRESS is envisioned as a versatile far-infrared spectrometer, capable of addressing science questions in most areas of astrophysics and planetary astronomy as part of a dominant General Observer (GO) program with 2/3 of the current science cases using FIRESS. We summarize how the instrument design choices and parameters enable the main science drivers as well as a broad and vibrant GO program.

Original language	English
Article number	031635
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems
Volume	11
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.11.3.031635
Publication status	Published - 2025

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far infrared
galaxy evolution
planet formation
space telescopes
spectroscopy

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