The planetary origins and evolution multispectral monochrometer (POEMM)

Abstract

We present the Planetary Origins and Evolution Multispectral Monochrometer (POEMM), a 1.8 meter balloon-based telescope and far-infrared spectrometer proposed to NASA’s Pioneer program. The POEMM design utilizes direct-detection VIPA and MKID technologies that is optimized to probe the evolution of circumstellar disks into planetary systems. POEMM will velocity resolve the lowest two rotational transitions of HD, selected low-lying rotational transitions of water vapor, and the 63 um [OI] line which will tomographically reveal the disk mass, the thermochemistry of water vapor and the disk energy balance as a function of radial distance from the central star at sub-AU precision. These critical diagnostic lines are not detectable from the ground, so that the science yield is both compelling and unique. POEMM’s low-resolution grating spectrometer enables measurement of the virtually unexplored solid-state water ice features at 43 and 63 um that reveal the ice mass, and when combined with the line tomography measures the snow line in the systems. The POEMM team involves people from several partner institutions, led by Cornell University.

Authors 28

1. Gordon J. Stacey

   Cornell University

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   Cornell Univ. (United States)

2. Richard G. Arendt
3. Andrea Banzatti

   Texas State University

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   Texas State Univ. (United States)

4. J. J. A. Baselmans Aachen SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research

   Space Research Organisation Netherlands

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   SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research (Netherlands)

5. Edwin A. Bergin

   University of Michigan

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   Univ. of Michigan (United States)

6. Jennifer B. Bergner
7. G. L. Bjoraker
8. Christine Chen

   Goddard Space Flight Center

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   Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

9. L. Ilsedore Cleeves

   University of Virginia

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   Univ. of Virginia (United States)

10. Nicholas F. Cothard

    Goddard Space Flight Center

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    Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

11. Shahab O. Dabironezare

    Delft University of Technology

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    Univ. of Delft (Netherlands)

12. L. Ferrari Aachen SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research

    Space Research Organisation Netherlands

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    SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research (Netherlands)

13. Matthew A. Greenhouse
14. Willem Jellema
15. A. Kovács
16. Alexander S. Kutyrev

    Goddard Space Flight Center

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    Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

17. Meredith Ann MacGregor

    Cornell University

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    Cornell Univ. (United States)

18. Gary J. Melnick

    Cornell University

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    Cornell Univ. (United States)

19. Thomas Nikola

    Cornell University

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    Cornell Univ. (United States)

20. Klaus M. Pontoppidan
21. I. Vazquez

    Goddard Space Flight Center · Cornell University

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    Cornell Univ. (United States)

    Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

22. Karwan Rostem

    Goddard Space Flight Center

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    Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

23. H. Phillip Stahl
24. Alexander E. Thelen
25. Volker Tolls

    Cornell University

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    Cornell Univ. (United States)

26. Leon Trapman Aachen SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research

    Cornell University · Space Research Organisation Netherlands

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    Cornell Univ. (United States)

    SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research (Netherlands)

27. Ed Wollack
28. Ke Zhang Aachen SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research

    Cornell University · Space Research Organisation Netherlands

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    Cornell Univ. (United States)

    SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research (Netherlands)