ASD Colloquium Series - Summer 2022
ASD Colloquium Series - Summer 2022
The Astrophysics Science Division colloquia occur virtuallly on Tuesdays at 3:45 pm. Schedules from past colloquium seasons are available.
Contact: Scott C. Noble
| June | |
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| Jun 21 | SPICE: Probing the Far-IR Universe on Never Before Seen Spatial Scales Dave Leisawitz (GSFC) Irene Shivaei (Universtity of Arizona) Josh Lovell (University of Cambridge) Kate Su (Universtity of Arizona) |
| Jun 28 | No Colloquium |
| July | |
| Jul 05 | No Colloquium - Fourth of July Weekend |
| Jul 12 | No Colloquium |
| Jul 19 | No Colloquium |
| Jul 26 | No Colloquium |
SPICE: Probing the Far-IR Universe on Never Before Seen Spatial Scales
Dave Leisawitz 1, Irene Shivaei2, Josh Lovell3, Kate Su 2
1GSFC, 2Universtity of Arizona, 3University of Cambridge
Tuesday, Jun 21, 2022
Abstract
The Space Interferometer for Cosmic Evolution (SPICE) is a Far-IR Probe mission concept. SPICE will greatly improve our understanding of:
- the physical processes that drive the evolution of galaxies and their central massive blackholes throughout cosmic time;
- planet formation and water delivery to nascent planets; and
- planetary system architectures and their evolution.
In this four-part presentation, we will introduce the SPICE mission concept and describe how SPICE's unprecedented sub-arcsecond resolution and superlative sensitivity in the wavelength range 25 - 400 microns will enable us to achieve the mission's scientific objectives with observations of large statistical samples of distant galaxies, protoplanetary disks, and debris disks.