Stellar And Galactic Environment survey (SAGE)
Abstract
This paper describes a proposed high resolution soft X-ray and Extreme Ultraviolet spectroscopy mission to carry out a survey of Stellar and Galactic Environments (SAGE). The payload is based on novel diffraction grating technology which has already been proven in a sub-orbital space mission and which is ready to fly on a satellite platform with minimal development. We discuss the goals of a SAGE base-line mission and demonstrate the scientific importance of high resolution spectroscopy in the Extreme Ultraviolet for the study of stars and the local interstellar medium.
- Publication:
-
Experimental Astronomy
- Pub Date:
- March 2009
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10686-008-9105-x
- Bibcode:
- 2009ExA....23..169B
- Keywords:
-
- Stars;
- White dwarfs;
- AGN;
- Cataclysmic variables;
- Extreme ultraviolet;
- Spectroscopy;
- Gratings;
- MCP detectors