eprintid: 10197943
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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
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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   
 
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