The Arcus Probe Mission

Space Telescopes and Instrumentation: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, vol. 599, pp. 81

Abstract

The Arcus Probe mission addresses a wide range of Astro2020 Decadal and NASA Science Mission Directorate Priority science areas, and is designed to explore astrophysical feedback across all mass scales. Arcus' three baseline science goals include: (i) Characterizing the drivers of accretion-powered feedback in supermassive black holes, (ii) Quantifying how feedback at all scales drives galaxy evolution and large-scale structure, including the tenuous cosmic web, and (iii) Analyzing stellar feedback from exoplanetary to galactic scales, including its effects on exoplanet environments targeted by current and future NASA missions. These science goals, along with a robust General Observer program, will be achieved using a mission that provides a high-sensitivity soft (10-60Å) X-ray spectrometer (XRS), working simultaneously with a co-aligned UV spectrometer (UVS; 970-1580Å). Arcus enables compelling baseline science and provides the broader astronomy community a revolutionary tool to characterize the full ionization range of warm and hot plasmas - including hydrogen, helium, and all abundant metals - in the Universe, from the halos of galaxies and clusters to the coronae of stars.

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1. Randall K. Smith

   Smithsonian Institution · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

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   Ctr. for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (United States)

2. Jonathan W. Arenberg

   Northrop Grumman (United States)

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   Northrop Grumman (United States)

3. Marshall W. Bautz

   Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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   Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)

4. Ehud Behar

   Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

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   Technion (Israel)

5. Dolon Bhattacharyya

   Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

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   Lab. for Atmospheric and Space Physics (United States)

6. Jay A. Bookbinder

   Ames Research Center

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   NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)

7. Joel N. Bregman

   University of Michigan

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   Univ. of Michigan (United States)

8. Laura W. Brenneman

   Smithsonian Institution · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

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   Ctr. for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (United States)

9. N. S. Brickhouse

   Smithsonian Institution · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

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   Ctr. for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (United States)

10. Esra Bülbül

    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

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    MPI für extraterrestrische Physik (Germany)

    MPI für extraterrestrische Physik (Germany)

11. Vadim Burwitz

    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

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    MPI für extraterrestrische Physik (Germany)

    MPI für extraterrestrische Physik (Germany)

12. Joseph Bushman

    Northrop Grumman (United States)

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    Northrop Grumman (United States)

13. Peter Cheimets

    Smithsonian Institution · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

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    Ctr. for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (United States)

14. Casey T. DeRoo
15. Benjamin D. Donovan

    Northrop Grumman (United States)

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    Northrop Grumman (United States)

16. A. Falcone

    Smithsonian Institution · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

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    Ctr. for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (United States)

17. Adam R. Foster

    Smithsonian Institution · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

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    Ctr. for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (United States)

18. Kevin C. France

    Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

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    Lab. for Atmospheric and Space Physics (United States)

19. Péter Friedrich

    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

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    MPI für extraterrestrische Physik (Germany)

    MPI für extraterrestrische Physik (Germany)

20. Luigi Gallo

    Smithsonian Institution · Northrop Grumman (United States) · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

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    Ctr. for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (United States)

    Northrop Grumman (United States)

21. Catherine E. Grant

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)

22. Hans Moritz Guenther
23. Daryl Haggard

    Smithsonian Institution · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Ctr. for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (United States)

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)

24. Ralf K. Heilmann

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)

25. Sarah N. Trowbridge Heine

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)

26. Butler P. Hine III

    Ames Research Center

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    NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)

27. David P. Huenemoerder

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)

28. Jelle S. Kaastra Aachen SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research

    Space Research Organisation Netherlands

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    SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research (Netherlands)

29. Igor Kreykenbohmn

    Smithsonian Institution · Technion – Israel Institute of Technology · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

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    Ctr. for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (United States)

    Technion (Israel)

30. Sibasish Laha

    Smithsonian Institution · Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

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    Ctr. for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (United States)

    Lab. for Atmospheric and Space Physics (United States)

31. Pamela M. Marcum

    Ames Research Center

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    NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)

32. Herman L. Marshall

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)

33. Randall L. McEntaffer

    Smithsonian Institution · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

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    Ctr. for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (United States)

34. Missagh Mehdipour

    Smithsonian Institution · Ames Research Center · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

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    Ctr. for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (United States)

    NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)

35. Eric D. Miller

    University of Michigan

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    Univ. of Michigan (United States)

36. Jon M. Miller

    University of Michigan

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    Univ. of Michigan (United States)

37. Kirpal Nandra

    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

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    MPI für extraterrestrische Physik (Germany)

    MPI für extraterrestrische Physik (Germany)

38. Nicholas J. Nell
39. Michael A. Nowak

    Smithsonian Institution · University of Michigan · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

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    Ctr. for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (United States)

    Univ. of Michigan (United States)

40. Frits B. S. Paerels

    Smithsonian Institution · Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

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    Ctr. for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (United States)

    MPI für extraterrestrische Physik (Germany)

    MPI für extraterrestrische Physik (Germany)

41. Katya Poppenhaeger Aachen SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research

    Smithsonian Institution · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian · Space Research Organisation Netherlands

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    Ctr. for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (United States)

    SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research (Netherlands)

42. Andrew F. Ptak

    Northrop Grumman (United States)

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    Northrop Grumman (United States)

43. A. Różáńska

    Smithsonian Institution · Northrop Grumman (United States) · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

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    Ctr. for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (United States)

    Northrop Grumman (United States)

44. Jenna E. Samra

    Smithsonian Institution · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

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    Ctr. for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (United States)

45. Jeremy S Sanders

    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

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    MPI für extraterrestrische Physik (Germany)

    MPI für extraterrestrische Physik (Germany)

46. Mark L. Schattenburg
47. Norbert S. Schulz

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)

48. Leroy M. Sparr

    Northrop Grumman (United States)

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    Northrop Grumman (United States)

49. P. Temi

    Ames Research Center

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    NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)

50. Todd M. Tripp

    Northrop Grumman (United States)

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    Northrop Grumman (United States)

51. Lynne A. Valencic

    Northrop Grumman (United States) · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)

    Northrop Grumman (United States)

52. J. Wilms

    Smithsonian Institution · Technion – Israel Institute of Technology · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

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    Ctr. for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (United States)

    Technion (Israel)

53. Stephen Walker

    Ames Research Center

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    NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)

54. David J. Wilson

    Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

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    Lab. for Atmospheric and Space Physics (United States)