Planet Formation Imager (PFI): Science vision and key requirements

Stefan Kraus; John D. Monnier; Michael J. Ireland; Gaspard Duchêne; Catherine Espaillat; Sebastian Hönig; Attila Juhasz; Chris Mordasini; Johan Olofsson; Claudia Paladini; Keivan Stassun; Neal Turner; Gautam Vasisht; Tim J. Harries; Matthew R. Bate; Jean François Gonzalez; Alexis Matter; Zhaohuan Zhu; Olja Panic; Zsolt Regaly; Alessandro Morbidelli; Farzana Meru; Sebastian Wolf; John Ilee; Jean Philippe Berger; Ming Zhao; Quentin Kral; Andreas Morlok; Amy Bonsor; David Ciardi; Stephen R. Kane; Kaitlin Kratter; Greg Laughlin; Joshua Pepper; Sean Raymond; Lucas Labadie; Richard P. Nelson; Gerd Weigelt; Theo Ten Brummelaar; Arnaud Pierens; Rene Oudmaijer; Wilhelm Kley; Benjamin Pope; Eric L.N. Jensen; Amelia Bayo; Michael Smith; Tabetha Boyajian; Luis Henry Quiroga-Nuñez; Rafael Millan-Gabet; Andrea Chiavassa; Alexandre Gallenne; Mark Reynolds; Willem Jan De Wit; Markus Wittkowski; Florentin Millour; Poshak Gandhi; Cristina Ramos Almeida; Almudena Alonso Herrero; Chris Packham; Makoto Kishimoto; Konrad R.W. Tristram; Jörg Uwe Pott; Jean Surdej; David Buscher; Chris Haniff; Sylvestre Lacour; Romain Petrov; Steve Ridgway; Peter Tuthill; Gerard Van Belle; Phil Armitage; Clement Baruteau; Myriam Benisty; Bertram Bitsch; Sijme Jan Paardekooper; Christophe Pinte; Frederic Masset; Giovanni Rosotti

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Planet Formation Imager (PFI): Science vision and key requirements

Stefan Kraus
, John D. Monnier
, Michael J. Ireland
, Gaspard Duchêne
, Catherine Espaillat
, Sebastian Hönig
, Attila Juhasz
, Chris Mordasini
, Johan Olofsson
, Claudia Paladini
, Keivan Stassun
, Neal Turner
, Gautam Vasisht
, Tim J. Harries
, Matthew R. Bate
, Jean François Gonzalez
, Alexis Matter
, Zhaohuan Zhu
, Olja Panic
, Zsolt Regaly

Alessandro Morbidelli, Farzana Meru, Sebastian Wolf, John Ilee, Jean Philippe Berger, Ming Zhao, Quentin Kral, Andreas Morlok, Amy Bonsor, David Ciardi, Stephen R. Kane, Kaitlin Kratter, Greg Laughlin, Joshua Pepper, Sean Raymond, Lucas Labadie, Richard P. Nelson, Gerd Weigelt, Theo Ten Brummelaar, Arnaud Pierens, Rene Oudmaijer, Wilhelm Kley, Benjamin Pope, Eric L.N. Jensen, Amelia Bayo, Michael Smith, Tabetha Boyajian, Luis Henry Quiroga-Nuñez, Rafael Millan-Gabet, Andrea Chiavassa, Alexandre Gallenne, Mark Reynolds, Willem Jan De Wit, Markus Wittkowski, Florentin Millour, Poshak Gandhi, Cristina Ramos Almeida, Almudena Alonso Herrero, Chris Packham, Makoto Kishimoto, Konrad R.W. Tristram, Jörg Uwe Pott, Jean Surdej, David Buscher, Chris Haniff, Sylvestre Lacour, Romain Petrov, Steve Ridgway, Peter Tuthill, Gerard Van Belle, Phil Armitage, Clement Baruteau, Myriam Benisty, Bertram Bitsch, Sijme Jan Paardekooper, Christophe Pinte, Frederic Masset, Giovanni Rosotti

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V
Editors	Michelle J. Creech-Eakman, Fabien Malbet, Peter G. Tuthill
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510601932
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231067
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 27 Jun 2016 → 1 Jul 2016

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9907
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Conference

Conference	Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	27/06/16 → 1/07/16

Keywords

Extrasolar Planets
High Angular Resolution Imaging
Interferometry
Planet Formation
Protoplanetary Disks

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Kraus, S., Monnier, J. D., Ireland, M. J., Duchêne, G., Espaillat, C., Hönig, S., Juhasz, A., Mordasini, C., Olofsson, J., Paladini, C., Stassun, K., Turner, N., Vasisht, G., Harries, T. J., Bate, M. R., Gonzalez, J. F., Matter, A., Zhu, Z., Panic, O., ... Rosotti, G. (2016). Planet Formation Imager (PFI): Science vision and key requirements. In M. J. Creech-Eakman, F. Malbet, & P. G. Tuthill (Eds.), Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V Article 99071K (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9907). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231067

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Planet Formation Imager (PFI): Science vision and key requirements. / Kraus, Stefan; Monnier, John D.; Ireland, Michael J. et al.
Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V. ed. / Michelle J. Creech-Eakman; Fabien Malbet; Peter G. Tuthill. SPIE, 2016. 99071K (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9907).

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