JASMINE: Near-infrared astrometry and time-series photometry science

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Contributors

  • Daisuke Kawata - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, University College London (Author)
  • Hajime Kawahara - , JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, The University of Tokyo (Author)
  • Naoteru Gouda - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Author)
  • Nathan J. Secrest - , United States Naval Observatory (Author)
  • Ryouhei Kano - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (Author)
  • Hirokazu Kataza - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (Author)
  • Naoki Isobe - , JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (Author)
  • Ryou Ohsawa - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Fumihiko Usui - , JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (Author)
  • Yoshiyuki Yamada - , Kyoto University (Author)
  • Alister W. Graham - , Swinburne University of Technology (Author)
  • Alex R. Pettitt - , California State University Sacramento (Author)
  • Hideki Asada - , Hirosaki University (Author)
  • Junichi Baba - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Kagoshima University (Author)
  • Kenji Bekki - , University of Western Australia (Author)
  • Bryan N. Dorland - , United States Naval Observatory (Author)
  • Michiko Fujii - , The University of Tokyo (Author)
  • Akihiko Fukui - , The University of Tokyo (Author)
  • Kohei Hattori - , University College London, Research Organization of Information and Systems, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics (Author)
  • Teruyuki Hirano - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - AstroBiology Center (Author)
  • Takafumi Kamizuka - , The University of Tokyo (Author)
  • Shingo Kashima - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Norita Kawanaka - , Kyoto University (Author)
  • Yui Kawashima - , JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (Author)
  • Sergei A. Klioner - , Research Group for Astronomy, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Takanori Kodama - , Tokyo Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Naoki Koshimoto - , NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, University of Maryland, College Park (Author)
  • Takayuki Kotani - , The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, National Institutes of Natural Sciences - AstroBiology Center (Author)
  • Masayuki Kuzuhara - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - AstroBiology Center (Author)
  • Stephen E. Levine - , Lowell Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (Author)
  • Steven R. Majewski - , University of Virginia (Author)
  • Kento Masuda - , Osaka University (Author)
  • Noriyuki Matsunaga - , The University of Tokyo (Author)
  • Kohei Miyakawa - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Makoko Miyoshi - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Kumiko Morihana - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Ryoichi Nishi - , Niigata University (Author)
  • Yuta Notsu - , University of Colorado Boulder (Author)
  • Masashi Omiya - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - AstroBiology Center (Author)
  • Jason Sanders - , University College London (Author)
  • Ataru Tanikawa - , The University of Tokyo (Author)
  • Masahiro Tsujimoto - , JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (Author)
  • Taihei Yano - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Masataka Aizawa - , Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Author)
  • Ko Arimatsu - , Kyoto University (Author)
  • Michael Biermann - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Celine Boehm - , University of Sydney (Author)
  • Masashi Chiba - , Tohoku University (Author)
  • Victor P. Debattista - , University of Central Lancashire (Author)
  • Ortwin Gerhard - , Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (Author)
  • Masayuki Hirabayashi - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • David Hobbs - , Lund University (Author)
  • Bungo Ikenoue - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Hideyuki Izumiura - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Carme Jordi - , University of Barcelona, Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC) (Author)
  • Naoki Kohara - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Wolfgang Löffler - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Xavier Luri - , University of Barcelona, Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC) (Author)
  • Ichiro Mase - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Andrea Miglio - , University of Barcelona, Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Bologna (Author)
  • Kazuhisa Mitsuda - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Trent Newswander - , Utah State University (Author)
  • Shogo Nishiyama - , Miyagi University of Education (Author)
  • Yoshiyuki Obuchi - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Takafumi Ootsubo - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Masami Ouchi - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, The University of Tokyo (Author)
  • Masanobu Ozaki - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Michael Perryman - , University College Dublin (Author)
  • Timo Prusti - , ESTEC - European Space Research and Technology Centre (Author)
  • Pau Ramos - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Justin I. Read - , University of Surrey (Author)
  • R. Michael Rich - , University of California at Los Angeles (Author)
  • Ralph Schönrich - , University College London (Author)
  • Minori Shikauchi - , The University of Tokyo (Author)
  • Risa Shimizu - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Yoshinori Suematsu - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Shotaro Tada - , The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Author)
  • Aoi Takahashi - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - AstroBiology Center (Author)
  • Takayuki Tatekawa - , National Institute of Technology, Kochi College, Waseda University (Author)
  • Daisuke Tatsumi - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Takuji Tsujimoto - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Toshihiro Tsuzuki - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Seitaro Urakawa - , Japan Spaceguard Association (JSGA) (Author)
  • Fumihiro Uraguchi - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Shin Utsunomiya - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Vincent Van Eylen - , University College London (Author)
  • Floor Van Leeuwen - , University of Cambridge (Author)
  • Takehiko Wada - , National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Author)
  • Nicholas A. Walton - , University of Cambridge (Author)

Abstract

The Japan Astrometry Satellite Mission for INfrared Exploration (JASMINE) is a planned M-class science space mission by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. JASMINE has two main science goals. One is Galactic archaeology with a Galactic Center survey, which aims to reveal the Milky Way's central core structure and formation history from Gaia-level (∼25 as) astrometry in the near-infrared (NIR) Hw band (1.0-1.6 m). The other is an exoplanet survey, which aims to discover transiting Earth-like exoplanets in the habitable zone from NIR time-series photometry of M dwarfs when the Galactic Center is not accessible. We introduce the mission, review many science objectives, and present the instrument concept. JASMINE will be the first dedicated NIR astrometry space mission and provide precise astrometric information on the stars in the Galactic Center, taking advantage of the significantly lower extinction in the NIR. The precise astrometry is obtained by taking many short-exposure images. Hence, the JASMINE Galactic Center survey data will be valuable for studies of exoplanet transits, asteroseismology, variable stars, and microlensing studies, including discovery of (intermediate-mass) black holes. We highlight a swath of such potential science, and also describe synergies with other missions.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)386-425
Number of pages40
Journal Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan : PASJ
Volume76
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-4682-7831/work/168206703

Keywords

Keywords

  • astrometry, Galaxy: Center, infrared: planetary systems, space vehicles: instruments, techniques: photometric