Journal article
The far-infrared spectroscopic surveyor (FIRSS)
University of Oxford1
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology2
Chalmers University of Technology3
National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark4
Astrophysics and Atmospheric Physics, National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark5
Institut de radioastronomie millimétrique6
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory7
Observatoire de Paris8
University of Cologne9
Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III10
National Institute for Astrophysics11
CSIC - Institute of Materials Science in Madrid12
University College London13
Osservatorio Astrofisico Di Arcetri, Florence14
...and 4 moreWe are standing at the crossroads of powerful new facilities emerging in the next decade on the ground and in space like ELT, SKA, JWST, and Athena. Turning the narrative of the star formation potential of galaxies into a quantitative theory will provide answers to many outstanding questions in astrophysics, from the formation of planets to the evolution of galaxies and the origin of heavy elements.
To achieve this goal, there is an urgent need for a dedicated space-borne, far-infrared spectroscopic facility capable of delivering, for the first time, large scale, high spectral resolution (velocity resolved) multiwavelength studies of the chemistry and dynamics of the ISM of our own Milky Way and nearby galaxies.
The Far Infrared Spectroscopic Surveyor (FIRSS) fulfills these requirements and by exploiting the legacy of recent photometric surveys it seizes the opportunity to shed light on the fundamental building processes of our Universe.
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher: | Springer Netherlands |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Pages: | 699-728 |
| Journal subtitle: | Astrophysical Instrumentation and Methods |
| ISSN: | 15729508 , 09226435 , 1572946x and 0004640x |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10686-021-09716-w |
| ORCIDs: | 0000-0001-6854-7545 and Magdis, G. |
