eprintid: 10197943 rev_number: 9 eprint_status: archive userid: 699 dir: disk0/10/19/79/43 datestamp: 2024-10-03 10:54:27 lastmod: 2024-10-03 10:56:11 status_changed: 2024-10-03 10:54:27 type: proceedings_section metadata_visibility: show sword_depositor: 699 creators_name: Salvignol, Jean-Christophe creators_name: Lueftinger, Theresa creators_name: Saavedra Criado, Gonzalo creators_name: Fahmy, Salma creators_name: Desportes de la Fosse, Camille creators_name: Rinaldi, Riccardo creators_name: Colombo, Cyril creators_name: Icardi, Lidia creators_name: Knockaert, Robert creators_name: Sechi, Gianfranco creators_name: Puig, Ludovic creators_name: Jollet, Delphine creators_name: Svedevall, Anders creators_name: Tirolien, Thierry creators_name: Fels, Raymond creators_name: Fiebrich, Jorge creators_name: Périchaud, Marie-Geneviève creators_name: Plitzke, Anja creators_name: Milligan, David creators_name: Mevi, Claudio creators_name: Alves de Oliveira, Catarina creators_name: Tinetti, Giovanna creators_name: Eccleston, Paul creators_name: Gabilan, Christophe creators_name: Larue, Ludovic creators_name: Oubrier, Jacques creators_name: Qadir, Ahmad title: The Ariel mission: a mission of the European Space Agency for the characterization of exoplanets ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B04 divisions: C06 divisions: F60 keywords: Space operations; Equipment; Interfaces; Exoplanets; Telescopes; Design; Spectroscopy; Infrared spectroscopy; Sensors; Exoplanetary science note: This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: Ariel, part of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Cosmic Vision science program, is an innovative medium-class mission designed for atmospheric remote sensing of exoplanets. It is the first mission solely dedicated to investigating the atmospheres of more than 500 transiting exoplanets, ranging from gas giants to super-Earths, using a combination of transit photometry and spectroscopy. The mission's primary goal is to analyze these exoplanets' chemical composition and thermal structures, paving the way for large-scale, comparative planetology. Ariel is scheduled for launch in 2029 aboard Ariane 6.2. It will operate from an orbit around the Sun-Earth system's second Lagrange point. The mission has a nominal lifetime of four years, with the potential for a two-year extension. The spacecraft comprises two main modules: the Service Module (SVM) and the Payload Module (PLM). The SVM manages platform elements, including attitude control, power, data handling, and communication systems. The PLM incorporates an all-aluminium cryogenic telescope with two scientific instruments, the Ariel IR Spectrometer (AIRS) and the Fine Guidance System (FGS). The Operational Ground Segment consists of ground stations and the Mission Operation Centre (MOC) located at ESOC, responsible for the operations of the spacecraft and instruments. The Science Ground Segment (SGS) consists of the Science Operation Centre (SOC), located at ESAC, along with the Instrument Operations and Science Data Centre (IOSDC) provided by the Ariel Mission Consortium (AMC). The SGS will perform the science mission planning as well as processing of the data to generate the mission data products and provision of the Ariel mission archive for the user community. While ESA holds overall responsibility for Ariel, the Ariel Mission Consortium is responsible for the procurement of the payload units, as well as managing the IOSDC. This collaborative effort aims to unlock the mysteries of exoplanetary atmospheres and deepen our understanding of these distant worlds. date: 2024-08-23 date_type: published publisher: SPIE official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.3016317 oa_status: green full_text_type: pub language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 2323469 doi: 10.1117/12.3016317 lyricists_name: Tinetti, Giovanna lyricists_id: GTINE95 actors_name: Flynn, Bernadette actors_id: BFFLY94 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public pres_type: paper publication: Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave volume: 13092 place_of_pub: Bellingham, WA, USA pagerange: 130921A event_title: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2024 event_dates: 16 Jun 2024 - 22 Jun 2024 issn: 0277-786X book_title: Proceedings of SPIE: Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave editors_name: Coyle, Laura E editors_name: Matsuura, Shuji editors_name: Perrin, Marshall D citation: Salvignol, Jean-Christophe; Lueftinger, Theresa; Saavedra Criado, Gonzalo; Fahmy, Salma; Desportes de la Fosse, Camille; Rinaldi, Riccardo; Colombo, Cyril; ... Qadir, Ahmad; + view all <#> Salvignol, Jean-Christophe; Lueftinger, Theresa; Saavedra Criado, Gonzalo; Fahmy, Salma; Desportes de la Fosse, Camille; Rinaldi, Riccardo; Colombo, Cyril; Icardi, Lidia; Knockaert, Robert; Sechi, Gianfranco; Puig, Ludovic; Jollet, Delphine; Svedevall, Anders; Tirolien, Thierry; Fels, Raymond; Fiebrich, Jorge; Périchaud, Marie-Geneviève; Plitzke, Anja; Milligan, David; Mevi, Claudio; Alves de Oliveira, Catarina; Tinetti, Giovanna; Eccleston, Paul; Gabilan, Christophe; Larue, Ludovic; Oubrier, Jacques; Qadir, Ahmad; - view fewer <#> (2024) The Ariel mission: a mission of the European Space Agency for the characterization of exoplanets. In: Coyle, Laura E and Matsuura, Shuji and Perrin, Marshall D, (eds.) Proceedings of SPIE: Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave. (pp. 130921A). SPIE: Bellingham, WA, USA. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10197943/1/130921A.pdf