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_id: '14097'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: UVEX is a proposed medium class Explorer mission designed to provide crucial
    missing capabilities that will address objectives central to a broad range of
    modern astrophysics. The UVEX design has two co-aligned wide-field imagers operating
    in the FUV and NUV and a powerful broadband medium resolution spectrometer. In
    its two-year baseline mission, UVEX will perform a multi-cadence synoptic all-sky
    survey 50/100 times deeper than GALEX in the NUV/FUV, cadenced surveys of the
    Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, rapid target of opportunity followup, as well
    as spectroscopic followup of samples of stars and galaxies. The science program
    is built around three pillars. First, UVEX will explore the low-mass, low-metallicity
    galaxy frontier through imaging and spectroscopic surveys that will probe key
    aspects of the evolution of galaxies by understanding how star formation and stellar
    evolution at low metallicities affect the growth and evolution of low-metallicity,
    low-mass galaxies in the local universe. Such galaxies contain half the mass in
    the local universe, and are analogs for the first galaxies, but observed at distances
    that make them accessible to detailed study. Second, UVEX will explore the dynamic
    universe through time-domain surveys and prompt spectroscopic followup capability
    will probe the environments, energetics, and emission processes in the early aftermaths
    of gravitational wave-discovered compact object mergers, discover hot, fast UV
    transients, and diagnose the early stages of stellar explosions. Finally, UVEX
    will become a key community resource by leaving a large all-sky legacy data set,
    enabling a wide range of scientific studies and filling a gap in the new generation
    of wide-field, sensitive optical and infrared surveys provided by the Rubin, Euclid,
    and Roman observatories. This paper discusses the scientific potential of UVEX,
    and the broad scientific program.
article_number: '2111.15608'
article_processing_charge: No
arxiv: 1
author:
- first_name: S. R.
  full_name: Kulkarni, S. R.
  last_name: Kulkarni
- first_name: Fiona A.
  full_name: Harrison, Fiona A.
  last_name: Harrison
- first_name: Brian W.
  full_name: Grefenstette, Brian W.
  last_name: Grefenstette
- first_name: Hannah P.
  full_name: Earnshaw, Hannah P.
  last_name: Earnshaw
- first_name: Igor
  full_name: Andreoni, Igor
  last_name: Andreoni
- first_name: Danielle A.
  full_name: Berg, Danielle A.
  last_name: Berg
- first_name: Joshua S.
  full_name: Bloom, Joshua S.
  last_name: Bloom
- first_name: S. Bradley
  full_name: Cenko, S. Bradley
  last_name: Cenko
- first_name: Ryan
  full_name: Chornock, Ryan
  last_name: Chornock
- first_name: Jessie L.
  full_name: Christiansen, Jessie L.
  last_name: Christiansen
- first_name: Michael W.
  full_name: Coughlin, Michael W.
  last_name: Coughlin
- first_name: Alexander Wuollet
  full_name: Criswell, Alexander Wuollet
  last_name: Criswell
- first_name: Behnam
  full_name: Darvish, Behnam
  last_name: Darvish
- first_name: Kaustav K.
  full_name: Das, Kaustav K.
  last_name: Das
- first_name: Kishalay
  full_name: De, Kishalay
  last_name: De
- first_name: Luc
  full_name: Dessart, Luc
  last_name: Dessart
- first_name: Don
  full_name: Dixon, Don
  last_name: Dixon
- first_name: Bas
  full_name: Dorsman, Bas
  last_name: Dorsman
- first_name: Kareem El-Badry
  full_name: Kareem El-Badry, Kareem El-Badry
  last_name: Kareem El-Badry
- first_name: Christopher
  full_name: Evans, Christopher
  last_name: Evans
- first_name: K. E. Saavik
  full_name: Ford, K. E. Saavik
  last_name: Ford
- first_name: Christoffer
  full_name: Fremling, Christoffer
  last_name: Fremling
- first_name: Boris T.
  full_name: Gansicke, Boris T.
  last_name: Gansicke
- first_name: Suvi
  full_name: Gezari, Suvi
  last_name: Gezari
- first_name: Ylva Louise Linsdotter
  full_name: Götberg, Ylva Louise Linsdotter
  id: d0648d0c-0f64-11ee-a2e0-dd0faa2e4f7d
  last_name: Götberg
  orcid: 0000-0002-6960-6911
- first_name: Gregory M.
  full_name: Green, Gregory M.
  last_name: Green
- first_name: Matthew J.
  full_name: Graham, Matthew J.
  last_name: Graham
- first_name: Marianne
  full_name: Heida, Marianne
  last_name: Heida
- first_name: Anna Y. Q.
  full_name: Ho, Anna Y. Q.
  last_name: Ho
- first_name: Amruta D.
  full_name: Jaodand, Amruta D.
  last_name: Jaodand
- first_name: Christopher M. Johns-Krull
  full_name: Christopher M. Johns-Krull, Christopher M. Johns-Krull
  last_name: Christopher M. Johns-Krull
- first_name: Mansi M.
  full_name: Kasliwal, Mansi M.
  last_name: Kasliwal
- first_name: Margaret
  full_name: Lazzarini, Margaret
  last_name: Lazzarini
- first_name: Wenbin
  full_name: Lu, Wenbin
  last_name: Lu
- first_name: Raffaella
  full_name: Margutti, Raffaella
  last_name: Margutti
- first_name: D. Christopher
  full_name: Martin, D. Christopher
  last_name: Martin
- first_name: Daniel Charles
  full_name: Masters, Daniel Charles
  last_name: Masters
- first_name: Barry
  full_name: McKernan, Barry
  last_name: McKernan
- first_name: Yael
  full_name: Naze, Yael
  last_name: Naze
- first_name: Samaya M.
  full_name: Nissanke, Samaya M.
  last_name: Nissanke
- first_name: B.
  full_name: Parazin, B.
  last_name: Parazin
- first_name: Daniel A.
  full_name: Perley, Daniel A.
  last_name: Perley
- first_name: E. Sterl
  full_name: Phinney, E. Sterl
  last_name: Phinney
- first_name: Anthony L.
  full_name: Piro, Anthony L.
  last_name: Piro
- first_name: G.
  full_name: Raaijmakers, G.
  last_name: Raaijmakers
- first_name: Gregor
  full_name: Rauw, Gregor
  last_name: Rauw
- first_name: Antonio C.
  full_name: Rodriguez, Antonio C.
  last_name: Rodriguez
- first_name: Hugues
  full_name: Sana, Hugues
  last_name: Sana
- first_name: Peter
  full_name: Senchyna, Peter
  last_name: Senchyna
- first_name: Leo P.
  full_name: Singer, Leo P.
  last_name: Singer
- first_name: Jessica J.
  full_name: Spake, Jessica J.
  last_name: Spake
- first_name: Keivan G.
  full_name: Stassun, Keivan G.
  last_name: Stassun
- first_name: Daniel
  full_name: Stern, Daniel
  last_name: Stern
- first_name: Harry I.
  full_name: Teplitz, Harry I.
  last_name: Teplitz
- first_name: Daniel R.
  full_name: Weisz, Daniel R.
  last_name: Weisz
- first_name: Yuhan
  full_name: Yao, Yuhan
  last_name: Yao
citation:
  ama: Kulkarni SR, Harrison FA, Grefenstette BW, et al. Science with the ultraviolet
    explorer (UVEX). <i>arXiv</i>. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2111.15608">10.48550/arXiv.2111.15608</a>
  apa: Kulkarni, S. R., Harrison, F. A., Grefenstette, B. W., Earnshaw, H. P., Andreoni,
    I., Berg, D. A., … Yao, Y. (n.d.). Science with the ultraviolet explorer (UVEX).
    <i>arXiv</i>. <a href="https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2111.15608">https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2111.15608</a>
  chicago: Kulkarni, S. R., Fiona A. Harrison, Brian W. Grefenstette, Hannah P. Earnshaw,
    Igor Andreoni, Danielle A. Berg, Joshua S. Bloom, et al. “Science with the Ultraviolet
    Explorer (UVEX).” <i>ArXiv</i>, n.d. <a href="https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2111.15608">https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2111.15608</a>.
  ieee: S. R. Kulkarni <i>et al.</i>, “Science with the ultraviolet explorer (UVEX),”
    <i>arXiv</i>. .
  ista: Kulkarni SR, Harrison FA, Grefenstette BW, Earnshaw HP, Andreoni I, Berg DA,
    Bloom JS, Cenko SB, Chornock R, Christiansen JL, Coughlin MW, Criswell AW, Darvish
    B, Das KK, De K, Dessart L, Dixon D, Dorsman B, Kareem El-Badry KE-B, Evans C,
    Ford KES, Fremling C, Gansicke BT, Gezari S, Götberg YLL, Green GM, Graham MJ,
    Heida M, Ho AYQ, Jaodand AD, Christopher M. Johns-Krull CMJ-K, Kasliwal MM, Lazzarini
    M, Lu W, Margutti R, Martin DC, Masters DC, McKernan B, Naze Y, Nissanke SM, Parazin
    B, Perley DA, Phinney ES, Piro AL, Raaijmakers G, Rauw G, Rodriguez AC, Sana H,
    Senchyna P, Singer LP, Spake JJ, Stassun KG, Stern D, Teplitz HI, Weisz DR, Yao
    Y. Science with the ultraviolet explorer (UVEX). arXiv, 2111.15608.
  mla: Kulkarni, S. R., et al. “Science with the Ultraviolet Explorer (UVEX).” <i>ArXiv</i>,
    2111.15608, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2111.15608">10.48550/arXiv.2111.15608</a>.
  short: S.R. Kulkarni, F.A. Harrison, B.W. Grefenstette, H.P. Earnshaw, I. Andreoni,
    D.A. Berg, J.S. Bloom, S.B. Cenko, R. Chornock, J.L. Christiansen, M.W. Coughlin,
    A.W. Criswell, B. Darvish, K.K. Das, K. De, L. Dessart, D. Dixon, B. Dorsman,
    K.E.-B. Kareem El-Badry, C. Evans, K.E.S. Ford, C. Fremling, B.T. Gansicke, S.
    Gezari, Y.L.L. Götberg, G.M. Green, M.J. Graham, M. Heida, A.Y.Q. Ho, A.D. Jaodand,
    C.M.J.-K. Christopher M. Johns-Krull, M.M. Kasliwal, M. Lazzarini, W. Lu, R. Margutti,
    D.C. Martin, D.C. Masters, B. McKernan, Y. Naze, S.M. Nissanke, B. Parazin, D.A.
    Perley, E.S. Phinney, A.L. Piro, G. Raaijmakers, G. Rauw, A.C. Rodriguez, H. Sana,
    P. Senchyna, L.P. Singer, J.J. Spake, K.G. Stassun, D. Stern, H.I. Teplitz, D.R.
    Weisz, Y. Yao, ArXiv (n.d.).
date_created: 2023-08-21T10:11:00Z
date_published: 2021-11-30T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2024-07-16T12:30:12Z
day: '30'
doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2111.15608
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month: '11'
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oa_version: Preprint
publication: arXiv
publication_status: submitted
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title: Science with the ultraviolet explorer (UVEX)
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