UVEX: the Ultraviolet Explorer

Fiona A. Harrison; Brian W. Grefenstette; William Craig; Danielle Berg; Walter R. Cook; Hannah P. Earnshaw; Jason Fucik; Karl Forster; Suvi Gezari; Matthew Graham; John Hennessy; Mansi Kasliwal; Joel Krajewski; Shrinivas Kulkarni; Rafaella Marqutti; Chris Martin; Shouleh Nikzad; Sterl Phinney; Hugues Sana; Roger Smith; Keivan Stassun; Daniel Stern; Harry Teplitz; Dan Weisz

doi:10.1117/12.3019290

22 August 2024 UVEX: the Ultraviolet Explorer

Fiona A. Harrison, Brian W. Grefenstette, William Craig, Danielle Berg, Walter R. Cook, Hannah P. Earnshaw, Jason Fucik, Karl Forster, Suvi Gezari, Matthew Graham, John Hennessy, Mansi Kasliwal, Joel Krajewski, Shrinivas Kulkarni, Rafaella Marqutti, Chris Martin, Shouleh Nikzad, Sterl Phinney, Hugues Sana, Roger Smith, Keivan Stassun, Daniel Stern, Harry Teplitz, Dan Weisz

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Proceedings Volume 13093, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 130930E (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019290
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract

The Ultraviolet Explorer (UVEX) mission is built on three scientific pillars: (I) Exploring the low-mass, low-metallicity galaxy frontier; (II) Providing new views of the dynamic universe, and (III) Leaving a broad legacy of modern, deep synoptic surveys. The deep, synoptic all-sky survey includes the Galactic Plane and Magellanic Clouds and achieves depths and resolution matching modern optical/IR surveys with Rubin, Roman, and Euclid. UVEX will follow up the aftermath of GW-detected NS mergers and provide the first rapid UV spectroscopic follow-up of transients. The UVEX payload consists of a single instrument with simultaneous FUV and NUV imaging over a wide (12 deg2) FOV and sensitive R>1000 spectroscopy over a broad band from 1150 – 2650 Å. Placed in a highly elliptical, TESS-like orbit, UVEX achieves low background and high observing efficiency. Frequent ground contacts and rapid slew capability enable UVEX to promptly follow up targets of opportunity, providing the first rapid, deep UV imaging and spectroscopic follow-up capability.

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Fiona A. Harrison, Brian W. Grefenstette, William Craig, Danielle Berg, Walter R. Cook, Hannah P. Earnshaw, Jason Fucik, Karl Forster, Suvi Gezari, Matthew Graham, John Hennessy, Mansi Kasliwal, Joel Krajewski, Shrinivas Kulkarni, Rafaella Marqutti, Chris Martin, Shouleh Nikzad, Sterl Phinney, Hugues Sana, Roger Smith, Keivan Stassun, Daniel Stern, Harry Teplitz, and Dan Weisz "UVEX: the Ultraviolet Explorer", Proc. SPIE 13093, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 130930E (22 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019290

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