Space Ultraviolet Observatory: ST-2010

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Dec 1998

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American Astronomical Society, 193rd AAS Meeting, #12.09; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 30, p.1269

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Following the August 1998 Boulder conference on ``UV-Optical Space Astronomy Beyond HST'', NASA authorized a study of potential new missions and technology. We describe the discussions of the UVOWG of a moderate mission (ST-2010), a 4--6 m telescope whose core mission is high-throughput UV spectroscopy, with appropriate UV and optical imaging. This instrument should deliver an order-of-magnitude advance in spectroscopic throughput, comparable to the new generation of 8--10 meter ground-based telescopes. This mission can produce forefront science in many areas of modern astronomy, from extragalactic to Galactic and planetary arenas. A theme that dramatically captures the power of this mission is ``The Emergence of the Modern Universe'' at redshifts z < 3. This includes: (1) Assembly of galaxies; (2) Where are the baryons?; (3) How and when were the elements formed? The epoch z < 3 occupies over 80% of cosmological time and covers both the Origins and Evolution of nearly every major astronomical structure, from galaxies and clusters to quasars and the intergalactic medium. ST 2010 will tie together the high-redshift astronomy of NGST to the low-redshift universe, which will be studied in exquisite astrophysical detail by quantitative spectroscopy and imaging. If properly designed, ST 2010 will also connect the near-infrared (NGST) with the optical and ultraviolet universe studied so well by HST.

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