GREX-PLUS: Galaxy Reionization EXplorer and PLanetary Universe Spectrometer

Akio K. Inoue, Hidehiro Kaneda, Toru Yamada, Yuichi Harikane, Daisuke Ishihara, Tadayuki Kodama, Yutaka Komiyama, Takashi Moriya, Kentaro Motohara, Hideko Nomura, Masami Ouchi, Shinki Oyabu, Toyoaki Suzuki, Takehiko Wada, Issei Yamamura

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Abstract

GREX-PLUS (Galaxy Reionization EXplorer and PLanetary Universe Spectrometer) is a new mission concept for ISAS/JAXA's strategic L-class mission program in the 2030s. With a 1.2 m aperture, a 50 K cryogenic space telescope will have a > 1, 400 arcmin2 wide-field camera with 6 bands in the 2-10 µm wavelength range and a high-dispersion spectrometer with a wavelength resolution of > 30, 000 in the 10-18 µm band. The cryogenic infrared mission concept of GREX-PLUS is based on SPICA, exploiting the technical resources so far studied and developed, such as an active cooling system. The high-dispersion spectrometer of GREX-PLUS is based on the high-dispersion channel of the SPICA Mid-Infrared Instrument (SMI). The wide-field camera of GREX-PLUS is also based on previous concept studies for the ISAS/JAXA's WISH mission concept. GREX-PLUS is a concept proposal for a Japan-led mission but international collaborations are also welcome.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSpace Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022
Subtitle of host publicationOptical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave
EditorsLaura E. Coyle, Shuji Matsuura, Marshall D. Perrin
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510653412
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
EventSpace Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave - Montreal, Canada
Duration: 2022 Jul 172022 Jul 22

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12180
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceSpace Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period22/7/1722/7/22

Keywords

  • Cryogenic infrared space telescope
  • evolution
  • Galaxy formation and evolution
  • High-dispersion spectrometer
  • Planetary system formation
  • Wide-field imaging survey

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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