Planet Formation Imager (PFI) : Science vision and key requirements
(2016) Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V 9907.- Abstract
The Planet Formation Imager (PFI) project aims to provide a strong scientific vision for ground-based optical astronomy beyond the upcoming generation of Extremely Large Telescopes. We make the case that a breakthrough in angular resolution imaging capabilities is required in order to unravel the processes involved in planet formation. PFI will be optimised to provide a complete census of the protoplanet population at all stellocentric radii and over the age range from 0.1 to ∼100 Myr. Within this age period, planetary systems undergo dramatic changes and the final architecture of planetary systems is determined. Our goal is to study the planetary birth on the natural spatial scale where the material is assembled, which is the "Hill... (More)
The Planet Formation Imager (PFI) project aims to provide a strong scientific vision for ground-based optical astronomy beyond the upcoming generation of Extremely Large Telescopes. We make the case that a breakthrough in angular resolution imaging capabilities is required in order to unravel the processes involved in planet formation. PFI will be optimised to provide a complete census of the protoplanet population at all stellocentric radii and over the age range from 0.1 to ∼100 Myr. Within this age period, planetary systems undergo dramatic changes and the final architecture of planetary systems is determined. Our goal is to study the planetary birth on the natural spatial scale where the material is assembled, which is the "Hill Sphere" of the forming planet, and to characterise the protoplanetary cores by measuring their masses and physical properties. Our science working group has investigated the observational characteristics of these young protoplanets as well as the migration mechanisms that might alter the system architecture. We simulated the imprints that the planets leave in the disk and study how PFI could revolutionise areas ranging from exoplanet to extragalactic science. In this contribution we outline the key science drivers of PFI and discuss the requirements that will guide the technology choices, the site selection, and potential science/technology tradeoffs.
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- published
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- keywords
- Extrasolar Planets, High Angular Resolution Imaging, Interferometry, Planet Formation, Protoplanetary Disks
- host publication
- Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V
- volume
- 9907
- article number
- 99071K
- publisher
- SPIE
- conference name
- Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V
- conference location
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- conference dates
- 2016-06-27 - 2016-07-01
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- wos:000390024400045
- scopus:85006847126
- ISBN
- 9781510601932
- DOI
- 10.1117/12.2231067
- language
- English
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- 9212a36f-cc80-424c-92d1-1d2eaee61033
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abstract = {{<p>The Planet Formation Imager (PFI) project aims to provide a strong scientific vision for ground-based optical astronomy beyond the upcoming generation of Extremely Large Telescopes. We make the case that a breakthrough in angular resolution imaging capabilities is required in order to unravel the processes involved in planet formation. PFI will be optimised to provide a complete census of the protoplanet population at all stellocentric radii and over the age range from 0.1 to ∼100 Myr. Within this age period, planetary systems undergo dramatic changes and the final architecture of planetary systems is determined. Our goal is to study the planetary birth on the natural spatial scale where the material is assembled, which is the "Hill Sphere" of the forming planet, and to characterise the protoplanetary cores by measuring their masses and physical properties. Our science working group has investigated the observational characteristics of these young protoplanets as well as the migration mechanisms that might alter the system architecture. We simulated the imprints that the planets leave in the disk and study how PFI could revolutionise areas ranging from exoplanet to extragalactic science. In this contribution we outline the key science drivers of PFI and discuss the requirements that will guide the technology choices, the site selection, and potential science/technology tradeoffs.</p>}},
author = {{Kraus, Stefan and Monnier, John D. and Ireland, Michael J. and Duchêne, Gaspard and Espaillat, Catherine and Hönig, Sebastian and Juhasz, Attila and Mordasini, Chris and Olofsson, Johan and Paladini, Claudia and Stassun, Keivan and Turner, Neal and Vasisht, Gautam and Harries, Tim J. and Bate, Matthew R. and Gonzalez, Jean François and Matter, Alexis and Zhu, Zhaohuan and Panic, Olja and Regaly, Zsolt and Morbidelli, Alessandro and Meru, Farzana and Wolf, Sebastian and Ilee, John and Berger, Jean Philippe and Zhao, Ming and Kral, Quentin and Morlok, Andreas and Bonsor, Amy and Ciardi, David R. and Kane, Stephen R. and Kratter, Kaitlin and Laughlin, Greg and Pepper, Joshua and Raymond, Sean and Labadie, Lucas and Nelson, Richard P. and Weigelt, Gerd and Ten Brummelaar, Theo and Pierens, Arnaud and Oudmaijer, Rene and Kley, Wilhelm and Pope, Benjamin and Jensen, Eric L N and Bayo, Amelia and Smith, Michael and Boyajian, Tabetha and Quiroga-Nuñez, Luis Henry and Millan-Gabet, Rafael and Chiavassa, Andrea and Gallenne, Alexandre and Reynolds, Mark and De Wit, Willem Jan and Wittkowski, Markus and Millour, Florentin and Gandhi, Poshak and Ramos Almeida, Cristina and Alonso Herrero, Almudena and Packham, Chris and Kishimoto, Makoto and Tristram, Konrad R W and Pott, Jörg Uwe and Surdej, Jean and Buscher, David and Haniff, Chris and Lacour, Sylvestre and Petrov, Romain and Ridgway, Steve and Tuthill, Peter and Van Belle, Gerard and Armitage, Phil and Baruteau, Clement and Benisty, Myriam and Bitsch, Bertram and Paardekooper, Sijme-Jan and Pinte, Christophe and Masset, Frederic and Rosotti, Giovanni}},
booktitle = {{Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V}},
isbn = {{9781510601932}},
keywords = {{Extrasolar Planets; High Angular Resolution Imaging; Interferometry; Planet Formation; Protoplanetary Disks}},
language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{SPIE}},
title = {{Planet Formation Imager (PFI) : Science vision and key requirements}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2231067}},
doi = {{10.1117/12.2231067}},
volume = {{9907}},
year = {{2016}},
}