The Exoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope (EXCITE)

Gregory S. Tucker; Peter Nagler; Nathaniel Butler; Brian Kilpatrick; Andrei Korotkov; Nikole Lewis; Pierre F.L. Maxted; Laddawan Miko; C. B. Netterfield; Enzo Pascale; Jennifer Patience; Paul Scowen; Vivien Parmentier; Ingo Waldmann; Yiting Wen

doi:10.1117/12.2314225

The Exoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope (EXCITE)

Gregory S. Tucker, Peter Nagler, Nathaniel Butler, Brian Kilpatrick, Andrei Korotkov, Nikole Lewis, Pierre F.L. Maxted, Laddawan Miko, C. B. Netterfield, Enzo Pascale, Jennifer Patience, Paul Scowen, Vivien Parmentier, Ingo Waldmann, Yiting Wen

Earth and Space Exploration, School of (SESE)

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Abstract

Although there are a large number of known exoplanets, there is little data on their global atmospheric properties. Phase-resolved spectroscopy of transiting planets - continuous spectroscopic observation of planets during their full orbits - probes varied depths and longitudes in the atmospheres thus measuring their three-dimensional thermal and chemical structure and contributing to our understanding of their global circulation. Planets with characteristics suitable for atmospheric characterization have orbits of several days, so phase curve observations are highly resource intensive, especially for shared use facilities. The Exoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope (EXCITE) is a balloon-borne near-infrared spectrometer designed to observe from 1 to 5 μm to perform phaseresolved spectroscopy of hot Jupiters. Flying from a long duration balloon (LDB) platform, EXCITE will have the stability to continuously stare at targets for days at a time and the sensitivity to produce data of the quality and quantity needed to significantly advance our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres. We describe the EXCITE design and show results of analytic and numerical calculations of the instrument sensitivity. We show that an instrument like EXCITE will produce a wealth of quality data, both complementing and serving as a critical bridge between current and future space-based near infrared spectroscopic instruments.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
Editors	Luc Simard, Luc Simard, Christopher J. Evans, Hideki Takami
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Print)	9781510619579
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314225
State	Published - 2018
Event	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018 - Austin, United States Duration: Jun 10 2018 → Jun 14 2018

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	10702
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Other

Other	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	6/10/18 → 6/14/18

Keywords

exoplanets
phase curves
space instrumentation
spectroscopy

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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Tucker, G. S., Nagler, P., Butler, N., Kilpatrick, B., Korotkov, A., Lewis, N., Maxted, P. F. L., Miko, L., Netterfield, C. B., Pascale, E., Patience, J., Scowen, P., Parmentier, V., Waldmann, I., & Wen, Y. (2018). The Exoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope (EXCITE). In L. Simard, L. Simard, C. J. Evans, & H. Takami (Eds.), Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII Article 107025G (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10702). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314225

The Exoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope (EXCITE). / Tucker, Gregory S.; Nagler, Peter; Butler, Nathaniel et al.
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII. ed. / Luc Simard; Luc Simard; Christopher J. Evans; Hideki Takami. SPIE, 2018. 107025G (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10702).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Tucker, GS, Nagler, P, Butler, N, Kilpatrick, B, Korotkov, A, Lewis, N, Maxted, PFL, Miko, L, Netterfield, CB, Pascale, E, Patience, J, Scowen, P, Parmentier, V, Waldmann, I & Wen, Y 2018, The Exoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope (EXCITE). in L Simard, L Simard, CJ Evans & H Takami (eds), Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII., 107025G, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 10702, SPIE, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018, Austin, United States, 6/10/18. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314225

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